User manual TEAC CD-W0115A

[. . . ] CD-W552E CD-RW Drive User's Manual 52x24x52 Internal IDE Drive Safety Precautions TEAC CD Rewritable (CD-RW) Drives are high-precision electronic devices. Please read this manual in its entirety before you begin the installation procedure. Use of controls, adjustments, or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure. To prevent electrical shock, do not attempt to disassemble the CD-RW drive. [. . . ] Install the CD-RW drive in your personal computer in a horizontal or vertical orientation (within ±5° of horizontal or vertical). Warning: Do not use mounting screws longer than the included 3x5mm screws to secure the CD-RW drive or you may damage the unit. 5c) Connect the CD-RW to the vacant middle connector on your existing CDROM/DVD interface cable. If your original cable does not have an available middle connector, remove this cable and use the cable provided with the TEAC drive. 5d) Your CD-ROM/DVD drive probably uses an audio cable that is connected to the computer's sound card. Therefore, there is no need to connect the audio cable that came with your CD-RW drive. Connect the power cable to the power connector on the rear panel of the CD-RW drive. Insert the power cable plug in the correct orientation into the power connector. The plug is shaped so that it can be easily inserted in only one orientation; do not force the plug into the connector. The +5v terminal is on the left as you face the rear of the panel; the +12v terminal is on the right. 8. 10 Re-install your computer's cover, faceplate, or bay cover. Start your system. TEAC CD-RW Drive User's Manual High Speed Recording Guidelines High Speed Recording Guidelines To optimize your drive performance and avoid system lockup conflicts, especially when recording to CD-R discs at high speeds (40X or 52X speed), you need to exercise the following options to enable DMA on your system: Windows XP 1. Click IDE/ATA/ATAPI Controllers, double-click Secondary IDE Channel and select Advanced Settings. Click Transfer Mode and select DMA if available. TEAC CD-RW Drive User's Manual 11 High Speed Recording Guidelines Figure 9. Windows 2000 Transfer Mode setting Windows 98SE and Windows ME 1. Double-click on your original CD-ROM drive reference and click the Settings tab. Close the System Properties windows and restart your system. 12 TEAC CD-RW Drive User's Manual High Speed Recording Guidelines Windows NT 4. 0 Workstation Windows NT 4. 0 requires you to edit the Registry in order to enable the DMA setting. It is recommended that you follow the instructions from the Microsoft KnowledgeBase. You can access article number Q158873: How to Enable IDE DMA Bus-Mastering Using SP2 Atapi. sys at www. microsoft. com. Caution: Using the Registry Editor incorrectly will cause serious problems that will require you to reinstall Windows NT. Be very careful and always back up your files before you make any changes. It is also recommended that you install the latest Service Pack to ensure you have the latest updates in your system. [. . . ] The system displays the help button and a brief description of the on-line help. help button help rollover button Figure 22. The system displays the Help Topics panel. 3. Click a topic in the left column of the Help Topics panel to expand the topic list. Click an item to display detailed information in the right column. TEAC CD-RW Drive User's Manual 22 Upgrading the Software (upgrade button) Upgrading the Software (upgrade button) If your computer has access to the Internet, you can upgrade Easy CD Creator 5. 3x Basic to Easy CD Creator Platinum by clicking the upgrade button on the Select a Project panel and following the instructions. Roxio will handle technical support for Easy CD Creator 5. 3x Platinum directly. Updating the Software (web-checkup button) If your computer has access to the Internet, you can download the latest software updates for Easy CD Creator 5. 3x. [. . . ]