User manual ASUS CRW-5232AS

[. . . ] E1456 ® CRW-5232AS 52x/32x/52x CD-RW Drive User Guide Revised Edition V2 December 2003 ASUS contact information ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacific) Address Telephone Web site 150 Li-Te Road Peitou, Taipei, Taiwan 112 +886-2-2894-3447 www. asus. com. tw Technical Support Tel. MB/Optical Drives Notebook Desktop/Server Networking Support fax +886-2-2890-7121 (English) +886-2-2890-7122 (English) +886-2-2890-7123 (English) +886-2-2890-7902 (English) +886-2-2890-7698 ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America) Address Fax E-mail Web site 44370 Nobel Drive, Fremont, CA 94538, USA +1-502-608-4555 tmd1@asus. com usa. asus. com Technical Support Tel. General Notebook Support fax Support e-mail +1-502-995-0883 +1-501-739-3777 +1-502-933-8713 tsd@asus. com ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Germany and Austria) Address Telephone Fax Online contact Harkort Str. [. . . ] Do not place discs into the device immediately if they came from a cold environment, specially during cold seasons. Wait until the discs have reached room temperature. ASUS CRW-5232AS 9 · · · Conventions used in this guide To make sure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following symbols used throughout this guide. WARNING/DANGER: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task. CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a task. IMPORTANT: Information that you MUST follow to complete a task. NOTE: Tips and additional information to aid in completing a task. 10 ASUS CRW-5232AS Package contents Check if the following items are present and in good condition upon opening your CRW-5232AS drive package. Contact your retailer if any of the items is damaged or missing. · · · · · · · · ASUS CRW-5232AS internal IDE drive IDE cable Mounting screw set Audio cable Emergency eject pin and instruction slip User Guide (English and Traditional Chinese) Multi-language quick installation guide Software CD The above items are available in retail boxes only. The package contents are subject to change without notice. ASUS CRW-5232AS 11 Welcome Thank you for buying the ASUS CRW-5232AS drive!Read the instructions and important information in this guide for proper use and installation of this device. Product introduction Specifications The CRW-5232AS has the following specifications. Speeds 52X, 48X, 40X, 32X, 24X, 16X, 8X, 4X writes 32X, 24X, 16X, 12X, 10X, 8X, 4X rewrites 52X reads (maximum) ATAPI specification FlextraSpeedTMand FlextraLinkTM Double Dynamic Suspension System II (DDSSIITM) Constant Angular Velocity Recording ASUS CRW-5232AS Interface Technologies 12 Specifications Data Buffer Size Application Discs 2 MB 12 cm or 8 cm diameter, 1. 2 mm thick CD-Audio, CD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA, CD-I, Mixed Mode CD-ROM, Photo CD, CD-Extra, Video CD, CD-Text, DVCD, CD-G, Karaoke CD, I-trax, Bootable CD Disc-At-Once, Track-At-Once, Session-At-Once, Packet Write Windows® 98/ME/2000/NT/XP DOS 6. xx, Linux operating system DC 5 x (1±5%)V DC 12 x (1±10%)V 149 (w) x 41. 5 (h) x 171. 2 (d) mm 830 g Recording Format OS Compatibility Power Supply Dimensions Mass Refer to "Technical Information" on page 39 for detailed specifications. ASUS CRW-5232AS 13 Features The ASUS CRW-5232AS is a CD-RW drive with 52X-write, 32X-rewrite, and 52X-read capabilities. The drive complies with the AT Attachment Packet Interface (ATAPI) specification and comes equipped with the latest innovative technologies in CD recording. Designed to be shorter than common internal CD-RW drives, the ASUS CRW-5232AS is an ideal optical drive solution for mini-PC systems. The ASUS CRW-5232AS employs the ASUS FlextraSpeedTM and FlextraLinkTM technologies to ensure an efficient and reliable data transfer and storage. FlextraSpeedTM increases accuracy and reliability when rewriting across a wide range of disc media, while FlextraLinkTM prevents buffer underrrun problems for error-free recordings. The diagram on the following page shows the advantage of the FlextraLinkTM recording technology. 16 ASUS CRW-5232AS FlextraLinkTM Technology Solution Data Data Data transfer slows down Buffer Memory Buffer Memory Empty Conventional Recording Write Data Data transfer slower than write process Data Write process continues Bad disc results Write Data Buffer Memory Data Data transfer slows down Buffer Memory Data Data transfer continues and fills buffer with sufficient data for writing Buffer Memory Recording with FlextraLinkTM Technology Write Data Write Data Write process stops; waits until there is enough data for writing Write process continues until writing is complete ASUS CRW-5232AS 17 Double Dynamic Suspension System (DDSS II) The DDSS II is an enhanced follow up to the DDSS anti-vibration system developed by ASUS. The DDSS technology is designed to reduce the vibration generated from spindle rotation of over 8900 rpm of CD-RW drives. The DDSS II improves this feature by handling up to over 10, 000 rpm of the new CD-RW drives. In addition, the DDSS II stabilizes the pick-up head of the drive in both horizontal and vertical directions, making tracking and focusing even more precise. Like the DDSS, the DDSS II vibration absoption structure contains a "dynamic mass" that can absorb the vibration caused by high revolution of spindle motor. However, the DDSS II moves the dynamic mass to be suspended to the chassis, thus providing more stability and accuracy when accessing data from the disc. [. . . ] Connect the power cable plug to the power connector on the rear panel. Connect the 40-pin 4-pin Audio Cable IDE cable plug to the IDE connector, matching the red pin stripe on the cable with Pin 1 on the connector. Power Cable IDE Cable 3. If your computer has a sound card or an onboard audio feature, connect an audio interface cable to the 4-pin analog audio connector on the rear of the drive. Connect the other end of the audio cable to the connector on the sound card or on the 4-pin CD connector on the motherboard. All the cable plugs are slotted so that they fit in only one orientation. [. . . ]