System

Requirements

The drive should be used with a system that meets the following requirements1).

PC/AT-compatible computer

CPU: Pentium III, 800 MHz or higher

(with Nero Vision Express: Pentium 4, 1.6 GHz recommended)

RAM: 256 MB or higher

1 GB (with Nero Vision Express:

10 GB) free hard disk space

Operating system: Windows 2000 Professional (referred to as Windows 2000), Windows XP Home Edition or Windows XP Professional (referred to as Windows XP)

i.LINK or USB connector

1)The above requirements are the minimum necessary requirements to write to disc normally. Under actual operating conditions, the requirements imposed by your software must also be met. For details, refer to your software documentation.

Notes

You must use discs that are compatible with the write speed you have selected.

Writing speed may automatically be adjusted depending on the disc, specified disc speed, or disc conditions such as weight imbalance and eccentricity.

System meeting the following requirements is needed in order to use USB 2.0 operation with this device.

Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0-compliant) interface cable (included).

System equipped with a Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0-compliant) connector or PCI adapter

card, and running the USB 2.0 EHCI device driver1).

1)The USB 2.0 EHCI driver software is supplied with currently available PCI adapter cards that conform to USB 2.0. Further, Microsoft has released the USB 2.0 EHCI driver software for Windows XP, therefore it is also possible to use this driver software with Windows XP.

For details, contact your USB 2.0 adapter dealer or consult the Microsoft Corporation Web site.

When connected to a product that does not support Hi-Speed USB, the maximum transfer rate is limited to 12 Mbps (equivalent to a USB 1.1 transfer rate).

You cannot use the i.LINK and USB interfaces simultaneously.

Incompatible Sony VAIO computers

Regardless of the version of Windows they are running, the following models of VAIO computers are incompatible with the DRX- 710UL when connected through an i.LINK cable.

Products for USA:

PCG-F360, PCG-F350, PCG-F340, PCG-Z505R, PCG-Z505RX

Products for Europe: PCG-F304, PCG-F305

Products for Japan:

PCG-F34/BP, PCG-Z505JL, PCG-Z505J/BP, PCG-Z505JX

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