Technical Information, Minimum System Requirements | HP C4392-90100

Appendix A:

Technical Information

Minimum System Requirements

Your computer should meet or exceed these requirements:

■IBM or compatible computer with Pentium/100 Mhz processor or above

■Microsoft® Windows 95®, Windows 98®, or Windows NT® 4.0

NOTE: For Windows NT, Service Pack 3 is required.

■16 MB RAM

■Hard drive with at least 528 MB storage capacity (with a transfer rate of at least 800 kB/sec and disk access time of less than 20 msec)

■35 MB free hard drive space for installing the software described in this User’s Guide.110 MB free hard drive space if your package included other software

10 MB free hard drive space for each minute of music to be recorded

■An available space on an IDE controller (ATA-2 or EIDE)

■One available half-height drive bay (approximately 6” wide, 1.75” high, 8.5” deep /15 cm x 4.5 cm, 21.6 cm deep)

■A CD-ROM drive to install the application software.

If your computer does not have a CD-ROM drive:

You can create an Install Assistant diskette on another computer with a CD-ROM. The Install Assistant program will provide you with an Install Recommendation for your system.

To copy the Install Assistant program to a diskette, insert “Software Disc 1” into the CD-ROM drive. From the main menu, click Before You Install, then click Make Diskette.

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Contents

HP SureStore CD-Writer Plus User’s Guide Table of Contents Making Inserts and Labels Appendix a Technical Information Warnung Declaration of Conformity Vigtigt Hewlett-Packard Limited Warranty Statement HP Software License Agreement Installing CD-Writer Plus and Software What’s in the Package Tools You’ll Need Before You Begin Installing a CD-Writer Plus in an Empty Drive Bay Watching the Installation Video Getting an Install Recommendation Installing the Hardware Installing a CD-Writer Plus in an Empty Drive Bay Serial Number Slave Installing a CD-Writer Plus in an Empty Drive Bay Installing a CD-Writer Plus in an Empty Drive Bay Installing a CD-Writer Plus in an Empty Drive Bay PIN-1 One Device Power cable Red, yellow, and black wires Beveled edge Using an existing audio cable Using the audio cable provided with your CD-Writer Plus Tips for connecting the audio cable to the sound board Software Installing CD Use all four screws 19A. Replace your computers cover Replacing an Existing CD-ROM Drive With CD-Writer Plus Before You Watch Installation Install icon Video icon Installing the Hardware Software Installing CD Serial Number Slave Replacing an Existing CD-ROM Drive With a CD-Writer Plus PIN-1 Beveled edge up Using an existing audio cable Tips for connecting the audio cable to the sound board Software Installing CD Use all four screws 16B. Replace your computers cover Installing Software Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT Uninstalling the SoftwareClick Uninstall To remove CD-Writer Plus programs Click the Start button If You Have Problems Now your computer won’t boot upCan’t find the IDE controller in your computer? If You Have Problems Error message when I double-click on the CD-Writer Plus icon Does your computer meet the minimum system requirements Using Your CD-Writer Plus Using CDsInserting a CD When to Use CD-RW Removing a CDChoosing CDs for Your CD-Writer CD Care and Other Tips Purchase HP CD-RW ReWritable media C4404APurchase HP CD-R Recordable or write-once media C4403A Maintenance Identifying CD-Writer Plus’s Drive Letter Problem Solving Things to Try First Common Symptoms Solutions to Some Common Symptoms Copying directly from one CD to another doesn’t workAudio sounds poor Video is choppy Unable to see a second session reading from a CD-ROM drive Leave Your CD in the DRIVE, do not Open the CD Tray Buffer underrun error messages Hard Drive compression softwareAchieving optimal performance Known compatibility problems Checking for resource conflicts Using CD-RW Discs When should I use CD-RW discs?Sharing Your CDs Varying Formats Can I share a CD-RW disc? How do I know if a CD-ROM is MultiRead? Using CD-R Discs When should I use CD-R discs?Can I automatically share a CD-R with anyone? CD-R discs created with DirectCD Interchange Summary CD-R discs created with Easy-CD Creator AudioCD-R discs created with Easy-CD Creator Data Easy-CD Making Data CDs Making Data CDs to Use on Your Own Computer Preparing a Data CD Making Data CDs to Use on Your Own Computer Making Data CDs to Use on Your Own Computer Writing Data to a DirectCD Disc Ejecting a DirectCD Disc Writing More Data to a DirectCD Disc Erasing a DirectCD Disc Making Data CDs to Use on Different Types of Computers Fixing an Unreadable Disc Making Data CDs to Use on Different Types of Computers Getting Help Making Music CDs Starting Easy CD Creator Making a Music CD Using the Wizard Recording Audio Tracks from an Existing Music CD Click the Audio CD Layout tab Windows Explorer Recording Wave Files Stored on Your Hard Drive Pre-recording Audio Tracks to Wave Files Combining Both Audio Tracks and Wave Files Modifying Your CD Layout Changing the Order of Your SongsRemoving Songs from Your CD Layout Renaming Songs in Your CD Layout Playing Music CDs Saving a CD LayoutOpening an Existing CD Layout Getting Help Making Inserts Labels How to Make a Jewel Case Insert or a Label Editing Inserts and Labels Using Rulers Zooming Using Grids Positioning Inserts Adding Text Attribute Description Adding Graphics Editing Text Objects Arranging Track Titles Creating Track Column Lists Printing Jewel Case Inserts and CD Labels Displaying Track Numbers and Duration Times Getting Help Copying CDs What Types of CDs Can I Copy? Starting CD Copier Making a Copy of a CD CD Copier Advanced Tab Settings Setting Description Getting Help HP Simple Trax Welcome to HP Simple Trax Protecting Files and Folders Immediately To protect files and folders immediately Creating a Protection List To add files and folders to the Protection List Scheduling a Protection Session to Run Automatically Scheduling a Protection Session to Run Automatically To schedule a protection session Retrieving Protected Files and Folders To retrieve protected files and folders Retrieving Protected Files and Folders Retrieving Protected Files and Folders Searching the HP Simple Trax Information Vault File Protection History dialog box appears Searching the HP Simple Trax Information Vault Reconstructing the HP Simple Trax Information Vault Importing CDs into HP Simple Trax HP Simple Trax Control Panel Overview To import a CD into HP Simple Trax Selection Tab Available Files Schedule Setup Tab Protection List Error Logs Tab HP Simple Trax Control Panel Overview HP Disaster Recovery Getting Started Creating the Disaster Recovery Set What you will needFor Windows 95 and Windows For Windows NT Testing your Disaster Recovery Set To test your Disaster Recovery Set Recovering Your Data Data RecoveryTo recover your data For Windows 95/98 and Windows NT 10-5 10-6 10-7 HP Disaster Recovery Glossary Hard disk Partition Technical Information Minimum System RequirementsIf your computer does not have a CD-ROM drive What Affects System Performance What Affects System Performance Drive Specifications UDF 1.5 Disc Data Capacity 74 Minute CDPerformance Dimensions Discs supportedInterface Environmental Customer Support Before You Call HPInformation For your computer Where to Find This Information CD-Writer Plus drive modelDrive firmware version Drive serial number Operating system and amount of RAM installed IDE controller settingsComputer brand and model Other CD-ROM drives IDE adapter board brand/model HPFirst Faxback Service HP Customer SupportBulletin board site 8,N,1,F, 1200-28.8K baud Telephone FAX Returning a Drive Index CD-R Index-2 Index-3 Index-4 Index-5 Index-6 Index-7 Index-8