Yamaha CRW2200UX Series Owner's Manual - Before Use
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Before Use
If your computer doesn’t meet the requirements listed below, the CRW2200UX
drive may not be able to write at the maximum speed.
Computer
• PC/AT-Compatible Computer
• CPU: Pentium II-class or higher, 300 MHz or faster.
• RAM: 64 MB or more
• USB port (USB 2.0 compatible)
• A spare PCI expansion slot or a CardBus slot for a USB interface card (if one hasn’t
been installed yet).
• CD-ROM drive
Notes
• To install the device drivers, you need a CD-ROM drive other than the CRW2200UX drive.
• The CRW2200UX drive cannot be used as a boot drive. Furthermore, the CRW2200UX drive
cannot be used to set up the OS one more time.
USB 2.0 Interface Card (PCI or CardBus)
Your computer requires a USB port in order to connect the CRW2200UX drive.
To fully utilize the performance of the CRW2200UX drive, a USB 2.0 compatible
interface card and EHCI (Enhanced Host Controller Interface) compliant driver are
also necessary.
If your computer has a USB port with USB 1.1 specifications, we recommend that
you install a USB 2.0 compatible interface card.
Notes
• For the latest information about approved USB 2.0 interface cards, refer to the YAMAHA CD-
R/RW Drive web site.
URL: http://www.yamaha.co.jp/english/product/computer/
• For information on how to purchase the EHCI compliant driver for the USB interface card, or
information about the OS supporting the card, refer to the interface card manufacturer web site,
or contact user support services.
Connecting the drive to a USB port with USB 1.1
When the CRW2200UX drive is connected to a USB 1.1-compliant port on your
computer, it operates in accordance with USB 1.1 standard.
For reliable data writing, the Buffer Underrun Protection should be set to ON, and the
writing speed should be set to 8X on the writing software.
Reading is 6X speed at the maximum.