User manual PLEXTOR PXS88T

[. . . ] 8X CD-Recordable 8X CD-ReWritable 24X max CD-ROM Operations Manual Model: PX-S88T (Internal) Record Your Serial Number For future reference, record the serial number and the TLA code found on the back or top of your drive in the space provided below. TLA/Firmware Revision Number If your drive came to you pre-installed, you can use Plextor Manager to display the drive's serial number and firmware revision (TLA#). Refer to the Plextor Manager User's Manual for details. Plextor reserves the right to make improvements in the products described in this manual at any time without prior notice. Plextor makes no representation or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. reserves the right to revise this manual and to make changes in its content without obligation to notify any person or organization of such revision or change. [. . . ] Instead, lightly wipe in a radial motion; start at the center of the disc and proceed to the outer edge. PlexWriter 8/8/24A Slimline Operations Manual 3 Section 1. Getting Started This page intentionally left blank. 4 PlexWriter 8/8/24A Slimline Operations Manual 2. Installation and Maintenance Hints This chapter offers some hints for installing and maintaining your PlexWriter drive. Record the Serial Number Record the serial number of your drive. A good place to record it is the inside front cover of this manual. Enable DMA To achieve top speeds for reading and writing with your PlexWriter drive, Direct Memory Access (DMA) must be enabled for the drive. To enable DMA in Windows 95, 98, or ME: 1. In Windows 95, 98, or ME, click the Start button, then Settings, then Control Panel, then double-click on the System icon, then click on Device Manager tab. You will see a list of devices in your system. Double-click the CD-ROM icon and choose the PlexWriter 8/8/24A Slimline drive by double-clicking on it. You will see the drive properties for the PlexWriter. Click on the OK button and then click the Close button to exit the System Properties window. When prompted if you want to restart your computer now, select Yes for this change to be enabled and saved. To enable DMA if you have Windows NT 4. 0 SP 3 or higher: 1. To obtain new firmware for your PlexWriter drive: 1. Go to the Plextor web site at www. plextor. com. Look for firmware upgrades in the Support area, on the Downloads page. There is a description of the latest firmware revision and its intended use. Run the executable file that you downloaded from Plextor's web site. Accept all defaults by continuing to click on the "Next" button until you see the message: Firmware update has completed. If You Need to Disable DMA If the firmware upgrade does not complete successfully, you may need to disable DMA. In this case, please follow the appropriate procedure below. To disable DMA in Windows 95, 98 and ME: 1. Click the Start button, then Settings, then Control Panel, then double-click on System icon, then select the Device Manager tab. You see a list of devices in your system. [. . . ] It reduces the dreaded "coaster effect, " and lets you multitask freely and easily without bringing the burn to a screeching halt. All of this is done seamlessly, so you successfully create CDs on the first attempt. 12 PlexWriter 8/8/24A Slimline Operations Manual Appendix A: PlexWriter Specifications Minimum System Requirements Computer Minimum RAM Hard disk size ATAPI settings Pentium MMX 200-MHz CPU or faster. 64 MB 1 GB of free space to write to a CD in Image mode DMA should be set to ON. ATAPI controller should be set to PIO Mode 4 in the motherboard BIOS or CMOS, or to DMA mode 2 in the operating system. [. . . ]