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Plextor PlexWriter 40/12/40A Installation And User Manual

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    Installation and users manual august 2002 model px-w4012ta (internal).

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    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 particu...

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    Üg-vfg.243 fcc notice this equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class b digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the fcc rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates...

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    Plexwriter 40/12/40a installation and users manual v table of contents 1. Getting started ................................................................................................. 1 about this manual................................................................................................

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    Table of contents vi plexwriter 40/12/40a installation and users manual 5. Maintenance and troubleshooting ................................................................. 29 upgrading firmware .......................................................................................... 29 if you need...

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    Plexwriter 40/12/40a installation and users manual 1 1. Getting started congratulations! Thank you for purchasing the plexwriter 40/12/40a, a reliable, high-performance cd writer, cd rewriter and cd player. We appreciate the confidence you have shown in us. Our goal is to put you—and keep you—on the...

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    Section 1. Getting started 2 plexwriter 40/12/40a installation and users manual the plexwriter 40/12/40a is fully mmc-compliant, supporting writing features such as disc-at-once, track-at-once, session-at-once, and multi-session, as well as variable and fixed packet writing. It also supports the udf...

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    Section 1. Getting started plexwriter 40/12/40a installation and users manual 3 what's in the box what you find in your plextor box depends on what the company that sold you the box put in—or took out—while the plextor drive was in their possession. Plextor currently sells its plexwriter 40/12/40a d...

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    Section 1. Getting started 4 plexwriter 40/12/40a installation and users manual plexwriter drive features and controls before proceeding, become familiar with the controls and features of your plexwriter drive. Match the parts of your drive to the illustrations below. Front panel figure 1: front pan...

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    Section 1. Getting started plexwriter 40/12/40a installation and users manual 5 rear panel figure 2: rear panel of the plexwriter 40/12/40a internal drive • digital audio output connector: outputs digital stereo signal. For connecting to a sound board that supports sony/philips digital interface (sp...

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    Section 1. Getting started 6 plexwriter 40/12/40a installation and users manual about software in order to create cd-r and cd-rw discs you will need to have mastering, packet writing, or duplication software installed on your computer system. If you purchased a retail kit from plextor, you’ll get so...

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    Plexwriter 40/12/40a installation and users manual 7 2. Installing your plexwriter this chapter explains how to physically install your plexwriter in your computer. The steps you'll need to do are as follows: 1. Turn off your computer system. 2. Set the jumper for your new plexwriter drive, if neces...

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    Section 2. Installing your plexwriter 8 plexwriter 40/12/40a installation and users manual figure 3: removing a typical computer's cover determine your existing ide configuration with your computer open, determine the existing ide configuration. You can do this by looking at the 40-pin ide ribbon ca...

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    Section 2. Installing your plexwriter plexwriter 40/12/40a installation and users manual 9 set the drive’s mode jumper you specify your drive's master or slave setting before installing it. You do this by changing the position of a jumper on the mode jumper block at the rear of the drive. Your drive...

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    Section 2. Installing your plexwriter 10 plexwriter 40/12/40a installation and users manual changing jumper settings • to remove a jumper, pull it off with your fingers or a pair of needle-nose pliers. • to install a jumper, push it onto the jumper pins. Caution: ensure power to the drive is off bef...

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    Section 2. Installing your plexwriter plexwriter 40/12/40a installation and users manual 11 before plexwriter installation how to install the plexwriter a hard disks connected as master and slave devices on primary ide port; cd-rom connected as master device on secondary ide port. Remove the cd-rom ...

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    Section 2. Installing your plexwriter 12 plexwriter 40/12/40a installation and users manual before plexwriter installation how to install the plexwriter b hard disk connected as master device, and cd-rom or dvd-rom drive connected as slave on the primary ide port; nothing connected to secondary ide ...

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    Section 2. Installing your plexwriter plexwriter 40/12/40a installation and users manual 13 before plexwriter installation how to install the plexwriter d system uses special cable select cables; all devices are jumpered for cable select. Set the plexwriter’s mode jumper to csel, and connect it to t...

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    Section 2. Installing your plexwriter 14 plexwriter 40/12/40a installation and users manual note: the ide cable supplied by plextor does not support csel. To use csel and cable select, you’ll have to purchase a csel cable, or use one that may be supplied with your csel-configured system. Identifying...

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    Section 2. Installing your plexwriter plexwriter 40/12/40a installation and users manual 15 install the plexwriter drive before proceeding to install the plexwriter drive in your personal computer, double- check your jumper setting. Record the serial number record the serial number and tla code of y...

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    Section 2. Installing your plexwriter 16 plexwriter 40/12/40a installation and users manual figure 12: internal ide ribbon cable caution: the length of any ide cable cannot exceed 18 inches. Do you need a power cable? In most computers, you will find free power connectors in the computer ready for y...

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    Section 2. Installing your plexwriter plexwriter 40/12/40a installation and users manual 17 figure 13: removing the cover panel from a bay 4. Determine if you must install mounting rails on the sides of your drive. To do so, insert the drive into the open bay. If the drive fits tightly with little o...

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    Section 2. Installing your plexwriter 18 plexwriter 40/12/40a installation and users manual figure 14: installing mounting rails (if needed) 6. Plug one connector of the ide cable into the ide connector on the rear panel of the drive before you insert the drive into your computer. Then thread the ca...

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    Section 2. Installing your plexwriter plexwriter 40/12/40a installation and users manual 19 8. Double-check your work. You must ensure the side of the ide cable with the red stripe is matched to pin 1 on the interface board and on the drive. Caution: in the case of only one ide device, you must make...

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    Section 2. Installing your plexwriter 20 plexwriter 40/12/40a installation and users manual 11. Connect a digital audio cable if your sound board is equipped with the sony/philips digital interface (spdif) or digital-in, and you wish to use the digital audio output from your plexwriter. This cable r...

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    Section 2. Installing your plexwriter plexwriter 40/12/40a installation and users manual 21 make sure the drive is recognized after installation, make sure the plexwriter drive and other ide peripherals are recognized by your computer. To check whether they are recognized: to see if the drive is rec...

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    Section 2. Installing your plexwriter 22 plexwriter 40/12/40a installation and users 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 ...

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    Plexwriter 40/12/40a installation and users manual 23 3. Using your plexwriter this chapter explains how to use your plexwriter drive and how to load, handle and care for your cds. Caution: ensure your plexwriter is in a horizontal position. Plextor does not guarantee the drive’s performance in a ve...

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    Section 3. Using your plexwriter 24 plexwriter 40/12/40a installation and users manual tray loading and operation to load and unload the tray: 1. While the plexwriter drive is powered up, push the eject button on the front panel. The tray drawer slides out in 3–4 seconds. Figure 17: loading the tray...

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    Section 3. Using your plexwriter plexwriter 40/12/40a installation and users manual 25 cleaning discs for proper read and write performance, your cd-r, cd-rw, and cd-rom discs must be clean. Trying to record on a dirty disc may result in a failed session and ruin the disc. To clean the disc, wipe th...

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    Section 3. Using your plexwriter 26 plexwriter 40/12/40a installation and users manual advantages of buffer underrun proof technology the plexwriter 40/12/40a incorporates buffer underrun proof technology which guarantees that you can write discs at high speed, and still use your computer for other ...

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    Section 3. Using your plexwriter plexwriter 40/12/40a installation and users manual 27 3. When you insert a recordable disc into your drive, plextor’s powerec technology automatically identifies the manufacturer, model, and special features of the media, then adjusts the laser power and writing spee...

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    Plexwriter 40/12/40a installation and users manual 29 4. Maintenance and troubleshooting this chapter explains maintenance and troubleshooting procedures for your plexwriter drive. With proper maintenance, you can prevent problems. If problems arise, you can often solve many simple problems on your ...

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    Section 4. Maintenance and troubleshooting 30 plexwriter 40/12/40a installation and users manual 5. When prompted, reboot your system. 6. After the firmware upgrade is completed, use this same procedure (but check dma on) to enable dma again before using the plexwriter. To disable dma in windows 200...

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    Section 4. Maintenance and troubleshooting plexwriter 40/12/40a installation and users manual 31 cd write/read test this tests three functions of the drive: write, random access, and verify. To perform the cd write/read test: 1. Turn the computer’s power off, unplug it from its power source, and ope...

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    Section 4. Maintenance and troubleshooting 32 plexwriter 40/12/40a installation and users manual figure 19. Place jumpers across both the slave and cable select pins to perform the self-test diagnostics. 6. If you removed the drive for access to the cable and mode jumpers, slide it back into the com...

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    Section 4. Maintenance and troubleshooting plexwriter 40/12/40a installation and users manual 33 14. Reconnect the ide cable to the plexwriter drive. If you removed the drive to gain access to the cable or jumpers, replace the drive in the computer. Then replace the computer cover. If you discover a...

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    Plexwriter 40/12/40a installation and users manual 35 5. Frequently asked questions about recording what media should i use for my plexwriter? To achieve 40x cd-r writing speed you must use certified 40x media; and to achieve 12x rw writing speed you must use high-speed rw media. See “recommended me...

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    Plexwriter 40/12/40a installation and users manual 37 appendix a: plexwriter specifications minimum system requirements computer pentium ii 300 mhz cpu or faster. Minimum ram 64 mb hard disk size 1 gb of free space to write to a cd in image mode atapi settings dma should be set to on in operating sy...

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    Appendix a: plexwriter specifications 38 plexwriter 40/12/40a installation and users manual usable formats logical cd read/write cd-da, cd-extra, cd-rom mode-1, mix cd, cd-rom xa, photo-cd, video-cd, cd-i, multisession, cd text, cd+g, udf write methods tao, dao, packet write (variable and fixed), mu...

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    Appendix a: plexwriter specifications plexwriter 40/12/40a installation and users manual 39 front panel eject eject button; manual emergency eject; software eject led indicator green: disc load blinking yellow: reading disc blinking amber: writing data to disc green during writing: buffer underrun p...

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    Appendix a: plexwriter specifications 40 plexwriter 40/12/40a installation and users manual host interface type ata/atapi-5-compliant pio transfers modes 0-4 multiword dma transfers modes 0-2 ultra dma transfers modes 0-2 atapi command set supports cd-rom commands, including special commands for cd-...

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    Plexwriter 40/12/40a installation and users manual 41 appendix b: technical support store plextor’s e-mail, web site, phone, and fax numbers in a convenient location. Keep your drive’s serial number and a copy of your sales receipt handy as well. If you experience a problem while installing or opera...

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    Appendix b: technical support 42 plexwriter 40/12/40a installation and users manual before you e-mail/log on/fax/call please gather as much of the following information as possible before contacting us. • the serial number and tla number of your plexwriter. Your serial number can be found both on th...

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    Plexwriter 40/12/40a installation and users manual 43 appendix c: warranty plextor corp. (“plextor”) warrants your plexwriter 40/12/40a against any defect in material and workmanship, under normal use, for a period of one year following its date of purchase. In the event this product is found to be ...

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    Plexwriter 40/12/40a installation and users manual 45 index a access time · 38 analog audio output connector · 19 analog audio output · 39 connector · 5 atapi command set · 1, 40 audio analog · 39 digital · 39 audio cable · 20 b bay cover panel · 17 box contents of · 3 shipping · 3, 42 buffer · 38 b...

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    Index 46 plexwriter 40/12/40a installation and users manual e eject button · 4, 39 closing tray · 24 emergency eject hole · 4 enabling dma · 22 environmental conditions · 40 error rate specification · 38 f firmware · 26 obtaining · 29 upgrading · 2, 29 formats · 38 front-panel controls · 4, 39 h har...

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    Index plexwriter 40/12/40a installation and users manual 47 read specification · 38 reading speed · 1, 38 rear-panel connectors and jumpers · 5, 39 recognizing the drive in windows · 21 recording, frequently asked questions · 35 reliability · 40 returns · 42 rma number · 3, 42 roxio software · 6 s s...

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    Plexwriter 40/12/40a installation and users manual 49 notes.

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