System Requirements

The following hardware and software requirements must be fulfilled to ensure trouble-free operation.

To use the Freecom drive, you will need a free:

•USB/USB-2 port*

•FireWire / i.LINK port (IEEE 1394)

•a CD-ROM or Internet connection for driver installation

-for the FX-5 DVD:

•PC with Pentium II or higher

•at least 32 MB RAM

•Windows 98, ME, 2000 or Windows XP

•ToplaybackDVDMovies,aDVD-Moviedecoderisneeded.Thiscanbeeither ahardwaredecoderorasoftwaredecoder.Hardwaredecodersareavailable as PCI or PCMCIA card and are available from most computer shops.

•A Software DVD-Movie playback application is included with the FX-5 DVD drives.WerecommendtousethissoftwareonlyonaPentiumII400Mhzwith 64 MB RAM or higher.

•This drive is RPC-2 (Regional Protection Coding II) enabled. Your region will need to be set before DVD Movies can be played.

Note: Please note that the regional code may not be changed more than five times.

-for the FX-5 CD-RW:

a computer system with the following equipment

PC:

•Pentium I Processor or higher

•at least 32 MB RAM

•at least 40 MB of free hard disk space

(Recommended: PentiumIIProcessor,64MBRAM,800MBfreeharddiskspace)

•Windows 98, ME, 2000 or Windows XP

Mac:

•iMac, iBook, PowerMac G3/G4 or Power Book G3/G4

•MacOS 9.1 or higher **

*FormaximumperformanceoftheFX-5yourcomputersystemmustsupporthi-speedUSB-2.TheFX-5 doesnotincludeaUSB-2PCICardnecesarytoachievefullspeed.Thishastobepurchasedseparetely (Product #17789) or comes as part of your original computer hardware.

**For optimal USB 2.0 performance Mac OS X v10.1 or higher is required. To use your Freecom FX-5 on MacOS X or higher no additional drivers are needed.