System Requirements

The following are the minimum system requirements to use the MPD-AP20U.

Windows computers

❏CPU: Pentium II, 400 MHz or higher

❏RAM: 64 MB or more

❏Available hard disk space: 1 GB or more

❏OS: Windows 98 Second Edition (Windows 98 SE)

Windows 2000 Professional, Service Pack 3 or later (Windows 2000) Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me)

Windows XP Home Edition or Professional (Windows XP)

❏USB connector1)

❏If you are using Windows 98 SE, you need a CD-ROM drive or a connection to the Internet to install the device drivers

Macintosh computers

❏Power Mac G3, G4, or G4 Cube; iMac, eMac, or iBook; PowerBook G3 or G4

❏OS: Mac OS 9 or X ver. 10.1 (9.2.2 and 10.1.5 recommended)

❏RAM: 64 MB or more

❏USB connector1)

Note

The requirement outlined above are the ones necessary for smooth writing to CD-R and CD-RW discs. When using the MPD-AP20U CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive features, make sure that your system meets the necessary requirements of the software that you are using. For details, refer to the appropriate software user’s manual (on the software disc).

1)This drive supports Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0-compliant), which yields a much higher data transfer rate than USB 1.1. Connecting the drive to a computer equipped with a USB 1.1-compliant USB connector can be the cause of problems when playing back DVD-Video, for example. For details, see “Watching DVDs” (page 25).

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