User manual ASUS E960

[. . . ] The FlextraSpeedTM technology solves this problem by automatic assessment of the disc quality and recording capability. The recording speed is based on these factors. If you use a high quality recording disc, you can maximize the recording capability of the drive and get the best quality output. If you use a low quality disc, the drive speed adjusts to the level that is most appropriate for the disc, still optimizing the disc recording capability. [. . . ] Emergency eject pinhole In cases when you cannot eject a disc from the drive using the eject button due to power failure or software problems, insert a pin or a paper clip into this hole to manually eject the tray and the disc. PLAY/SKIP button This button has two functions. If the drive is idle, pressing this button will start playing an audio disc (if one is currenly loaded in the drive) from the first track. While in the PLAY mode, pressing this button lets you skip to the next track on the disc. STOP/EJECT button This button has two functions. Pressing this button at any time ejects the disc tray so you can place or remove a disc. While in PLAY mode, pressing this button stops playing the disc loaded in the drive. 14 ASUS CRW-3212A User's Manual Rear Panel 1 2 3 4 5 1. Digital audio connector This connector is for a digital signal output cable. Analog audio connector This connector is for an analog signal output cable. Jumper terminals These pins allow you to select either Master, Slave, or Cable Select mode for the CD-ROM device. IDE connector This connector is for a 40-pin IDE cable to connect the drive to the IDE interface on the motherboard. Power connector This DC connector is for a 4-pin power cable from the system power supply. NOTE: The jumper pins on the leftmost part of the rear panel are factory test pins. DO NOT cover these pins with jumper blocks. ASUS CRW-3212A User's Manual 15 Installation System Requirements Before installing and using the CD-RW drive, make sure that your computer system meets the following requirements. · · · · · IBM-compatible Pentium 166MHz or higher PC Windows 98/98SE/ME/2000/XP/NT 4. 0, Linux, or OS/2 Warp operating system At least 64MB system memory (128MB is recommended) An empty 5. 25-inch external drive bay HDD empty storage capacity of 100MB or more Average seek time: 20ms or less Transmission rate: 2 MB/s or more NOTE: Do not use a hard disk that calibrates thermally during operation. · Recommended media: CD-R Sony, TDK, Ricoh, Kodak, Mitsubishi Chemical, Taiyo Yuden, Yamaha, Philips, Ritek, Prodisc, AMT, Princo, Hitachi Maxwell, CMC CD-RW Sony, TDK, Ricoh, Yamaha, Mitsubishi Chemical, Ritek, Prodisc, AMT, CMC 16 ASUS CRW-3212A User's Manual Setting the Jumper Terminals Configure the the jumpers to set the device to master or slave mode before physically installing it to your computer chassis. Use jumper blocks to short the pins to your desired setting. CAUTION: Make sure to correctly place the jumper blocks over the pins. Failure to do so may cause irreparable damage to the drive! Jumper Terminals Master Mode Cover the two pins labeled MASTER to set the CD-RW drive as a secondary master drive. This is possible only if your computer supports four IDE devices. The hard disk in the computer is set as Primary Master. Slave Mode Cover the two pins labeled SLAVE to set the CD-RW drive as a slave device if your computer supports only two IDE devices. [. . . ] Follow these steps to eject the drive tray using the emergency pinhole. Insert the eject pin that came with the drive package. You may also use a paper clip or any pointed rod small enough to fit into the emergency pinhole. 2. Carefully pull the tray out and remove the CD. CAUTION! [. . . ]