ASUS CD-R/RW Drive User’s Manual
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CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................... 7
Features ................................................................................................................... 7
Unpacking ............................................................................................................... 8
II. INSTALLATION .................................................................................... 9
ASUS CD-R/RW Drive Parts ................................................................................. 9
Front Visew ................................................................................................................ 9
Rear View ................................................................................................................... 9
Installation ............................................................................................................ 10
Precautions ............................................................................................................... 10
Safety Precautions .................................................................................................... 10
Installing the Drive .................................................................................................... 11
III. CONTROLS ....................................................................................... 16
Summary of Controls and Connectors .................................................................. 16
Front View ................................................................................................................ 16
Rear View ................................................................................................................. 17
IV. OPERATION/TESTING ..................................................................... 18
Operating/Testing Your ASUS CD-R/RW Drive .................................................. 18
Loading and Unloading a Disc ................................................................................. 18
Operating the ASUS CD-R/RW Drive ..................................................................... 19
Software Installation ................................................................................................ 19
V. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ............................................................ 20
Additional Information ......................................................................................... 20
Care of Discs ............................................................................................................ 20
Emergency Eject ...................................................................................................... 21
Interface Pin Table ................................................................................................... 22
VI. APPENDIX ........................................................................................ 23
Jumper Block ........................................................................................................ 23
Auto Selftest ......................................................................................................... 24
Basic Principles of CD-R and CD-RW Media ...................................................... 25
A Cross-section: A CD-R Disc ................................................................................. 25
The Additional CD-R/RW Area of a CD-R and CD-RW Disc ............................. 26
A Cross-section: Blank CD-R or CD-RW Disc ....................................................... 26
A Cross-section: Partially Recorded CD-R or CD-RW Disc ................................... 26
A Cross-section: Fully Recorded CD-R or CD-RW Disc ........................................ 27
CD-RW ................................................................................................................. 28
The Best Way to Create Your Own CDs —With Re-usable CD-RW ...................... 28
Multiread: Making CD-RW Media Compatible with CD-ROM and DVD-ROM .. 28
CD-R ..................................................................................................................... 29
What is CD-Recordable? ......................................................................................... 29
What is the Orange Book? ....................................................................................... 29
What does Orange Book-certified Media Mean and Why? ..................................... 29
What is Multisession CD? ........................................................................................ 30
What is the Recording Speed of CD-R? .................................................................. 30
What is the Difference Between CD-R “Fixation” And “Finalization”? ................. 31
What is “Disc At Once”? ......................................................................................... 31
What is “Track At Once”? ........................................................................................ 32
What is “Incremental” or “Packet” Writing? ........................................................... 32
What is the Difference Between a “Multisession” Disc and a “Multitrack” Disc? . 32