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ASUS CRW-3212A User’s Manual
Installation

System Requirements

Before installing and using the CD-RW drive, make sure that your
computer system meets the following requirements.
•IBM-compatible Pentium 166MHz or higher PC
•Windows 98/98SE/ME/2000/XP/NT 4.0, Linux, or OS/2 Warp operating
system
•At least 64MB system memory (128MB is recommended)
•An empty 5.25-inch external drive bay
•HDD empty storage capacity of 100MB or more
Average seek time: 20ms or less
Transmission rate: 2 MB/s or more
NOTE:

Do not use a hard disk that calibrates thermally during

operation.

•Recommended media:
CD-R Sony, TDK, Ricoh, Kodak, Mitsubishi
Chemical, Taiyo Yuden, Yamaha, Philips,
Ritek, Prodisc, AMT, Princo, Hitachi Maxwell,
CMC
CD-RW Sony, TDK, Ricoh, Yamaha, Mitsubishi
Chemical, Ritek, Prodisc, AMT, CMC