User manual NERO INFOTOOL 9

[. . . ] The transcribing, re-formation, modification or publication of copyright-protected material may lead to claims for damages and the enforcement of other legal measures against you. If you are unsure of your rights, you should contact your legal advisor. Some Nero Suite applications require technologies developed by third-party manufacturers, some of which are contained in the Nero Suite as demo versions. These applications can be activated online free of charge or by sending an activation fax to have unlimited use of the version. [. . . ] Indicates keyboard shortcuts for entering commands. 1. 2 About Nero InfoTool Nero InfoTool allows you to call up information about the most important features of installed drives, inserted discs, installed software and much more. You obtain detailed data on drive properties such as firmware, buffer size, serial number, production date and, for DVD drives, the current DVD region code. Furthermore, Nero InfoTool tells you the name and version number of the operating system, the ASPI manager, and the installed burning applications and also tells you about the hardware configuration of the computer. Nero InfoTool supports the Screenreader technology (screen reading program). This is an alternative user interface with which the written items can be output acoustically from the screen. Nero InfoTool 4 Launching the Program 2 Launching the Program To start Nero InfoTool via Nero StartSmart, proceed as follows: 1. Click the Nero StartSmart icon. The Nero StartSmart window opens. 2. Click the button. The list of Nero applications is displayed. Nero StartSmart window 3. The Nero InfoTool window opens. You have launched Nero InfoTool via Nero StartSmart. Nero InfoTool 5 Nero InfoTool Window 3 Nero InfoTool Window The Nero InfoTool window offers comprehensive information on eight tabs. The following tabs are available: Driver Hardware System HD Readiness Drive Disc Configuration Software Nero InfoTool Window Nero InfoTool 6 Nero InfoTool Window The following buttons and drop-down menus are available in the Nero InfoTool window: Button Save Button Print Button Refresh Button Exit Drop-down menu Current Drive Opens the Nero InfoTool ­ Save/Print window and saves the log generated by Nero InfoTool. Opens the Nero InfoTool ­ Save/Print window and prints the log generated by Nero InfoTool. Displays all connected recorders for selection. The following information is displayed on the Driver tab: Area Driver Area Video codecs Area Audio codecs Shows all of the software drivers installed on the computer. Shows all of the audio codecs installed on the computer. The following information is displayed on the Hardware tab: Area System Area Peripherals Displays information about the computer hardware. Displays information on the peripherals of the computer such as audio output devices and sound cards. The following information is displayed on the System tab: Area System information Area Hot fixes Displays information about the installed operating system, DirectX version, and Web browser. Shows hot fixes and updates of the system. The following setting options are available on the HD Readiness tab: Drop-down menu Verify the system requirements for: Displays the tasks for which the system requirements are verified. Nero InfoTool 7 Nero InfoTool Window Display area Your system Display area Link Display area Your Nero version Displays a table, whose columns show the tested components, information about whether an upgrade is required, and the details of the tested components. Displays whether system upgrades are required and provides a link to the system requirements list. Displays whether the current Nero configuration supports the task that you selected in the drop-down menu. The following information is displayed on the Drive tab: Area General Drop-down menu Read speed Drop-down menu Write speed Area Supported read/write features Area General features Area Write Modes Area DVD Features Displays general information about the installed and selected recorder. In addition, general features, such as the modes of supported write features, are listed. Shows the general features of the selected drive, such as buffer underrun protection. Displays any additional DVD burning features of the recorder. The following information is displayed on the Disc tab: Area General Area Extended Information Area Content Shows general information on the disc in the drive. Displays extended information about the inserted disc, such as the number of tracks and sessions on the CD. Displays information about the contents of the inserted disc, such as the name or creation date of the disc. The following information is displayed on the Configuration tab: Folder tree Driver Displays the driver(s) of the selected entry when it is expanded. Nero InfoTool 8 Nero InfoTool Window Area Driver Information Displays information about the driver selected in the tree according to the selection. The following information is displayed on the Software tab: Software list Displays the version numbers of the installed Nero applications. See also: Saving and Printing the Log 9 Verifying System Requirements for Blu-ray 10 3. 1 Saving and Printing the Log When you open Nero InfoTool a log is automatically generated. You can save or print this log. 3. 1. 1 Saving the log To save the log, proceed as follows: 1. 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