Sony CRX140E Installing Your CR-RWRecorder Drive Chapter, General Use Suggestions, Requirements

General Use Suggestions

The drive is intended for installation in a PC and should be used in an environment suitable for computer equipment. Dust, moisture and lack of adequate ventilation are common causes of device failure. You should install your

drive in a location which is:
• Clean	• Dry	• Well Ventilated
• Dust Free	• Out of Direct sunlight

Inserting CD Discs

Put the writable/readable side of the CD media facing down in the tray, the label side up.

Press the Insert/Eject button to retract the tray.

CAUTION: Insert only CD discs, CD-R or CD-RW media into the drive CD tray to avoid damaging the unit and voiding the warranty.

Installing Your CR-RW Recorder Drive Chapter 3

This chapter describes the installation procedures for installing the drive in a PC.

Requirements

•Pentium® 233Mhz or faster PC Computer

•At least 32 MB RAM.

•Windows® 98/SE/Me™/2000

or Windows NT® 4.0.

•Bus mastering EIDE connection.

•Hard disk drive with less than 12ms access time and sustained throughput greater than 2MB per second.

•Transmission rate 2MB/sec or more.

NOTE: Some high-speed hard drives are equipped with an “Auto Thermal Recalibration” function. Please disable it in the BIOS setup to avoid writing errors (Buffer Under-run).

Installation Instructions

1.Unpack all essential materials and verify that all items are present. A list of items is in the Quick Start guide.

2.Save your work, and shut down your PC.

3.Remove any accessories and cables, including the power cable.

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