Hardware installation by itself, your plexwriter 4/12 is incapable of communicating with your computer. You must use a hardware link that enables your drive to ‘‘talk’’ with the rest of your computer. Plexwriter 4/12 uses a scsi interface as its link. Plextor strongly recommends the use of a high-pe...
Board installation your task: install a scsi interface board in your computer. Your objective: provide the hardware link needed to enable your cd-r drive to communicate with your computer. Your method: remove your computer’s case. Install board and attach necessary cables. Let us point out that this...
To remove your computer’s cover, follow the directions provided by your computer’s manufacturer. Typically, this involves loosening or removing several screws on the back panel of your computer and sliding off your computer’s cover. Carefully remove the scsi interface board from its packaging. Selec...
Once you have successfully inserted the board, fasten it in place using the cover plate screw that you removed earlier. Chapter 8 ---- hardware installation 5.75" x 8.25" plex writer manual plextor manual, carla williams 1/2/98 24 px-r412cs operation manual.
Note: the following section is only for those installing internal drives. If you have an external drive, skip to page 29. Mounting an internal drive your task: mount your internal drive inside your computer. Your objective: a securely positioned drive whose connectors are within easy reach of the va...
If you must use mounting rails, install them as shown below: there are four holes provided on each side of the drive. To mount an internal drive in most computers, the rails should be fastened to the lower pair of holes. In some instances you may need to fasten the rails to the upper set of holes. Y...
Cable connections you must make a minimum of two cable connections to your internal cd-r drive. A third cable connection need be made only if you are using a soundboard in your computer. The two cable connections that you must make are: 1) scsi cable 2) power cable the scsi cable you will need is a ...
The easiest way to install your scsi cable is to plug it into the scsi connector on the rear panel of the drive before you insert the drive into your computer. Then you can thread the cable through the front of the open bay you plan to use and back toward the scsi interface board. Connect the cable ...
If your computer has only a 3.5" floppy disk drive, you may find that you do not have a power connector that is the correct size to plug into your cd-r drive. Once again, you can turn to your local computer store for a splitter to solve this problem. A third cable, an audio cable, must be used if th...
Mac connection chapter 8 ---- hardware installation y scsi cable plugs into y plugs into x scsi interface board scsi cable personal computer ac power supply px-r412cse rear panel x (rear view of a mac) pc connection 5.75" x 8.25" plex writer manual plextor manual, carla williams 1/2/98 30 px-r412cs ...
If you are installing more than one px-r412cse external drive (or one px-r412cse and other external scsi peripherals), connect them as shown below: chapter 8 ---- hardware installation pc connection & mac connection ---- multiple drives scsi interface board personal computer x scsi cable daisy chain...
Audio cables we include two audio cables with your internal cd-rom drive scsi card kit and one cable with your external drive scsi card kit. One cable delivered with your internal drive is mpc compliant, and the other has connectors designed for use with sound blaster sound cards. The cable delivere...
The following diagrams show where the scsi cable and audio cable need to be connected to your internal cd-r drive: note: if you connect both a cd-rom and a cd-r drive to your computer, you will likely use the cd-rom drive for applications requiring the soundboard. If this is the case, you should con...
Software device driver installation your task: install correct version of software device drivers into your computer system. Your objective: enable your cd-r drive to communicate with the rest of your computer system. Your method: insert floppy disk containing device drivers into your floppy disk dr...
Contact the host adapter manufacturer who should have provided the required *.Mpd file. If you bought a plexwriter kit with a scsi host adapter, plextor has included the applicable aspi manager and *.Mpd files with your plextor manager software. A more common problem is that the cd-rom aspi manager ...
