1. INTRODUCTION

1.1. Welcome to Yamaha 3-in-1 CD-RW recorder family

Thank you for purchasing a Yamaha 3-in-1 CD-RW recorder.

Bringing a new dimension to your PC’s capabilities and performance, Yamaha’s 3-in-1 CD-RW recorders are designed for recording, re-writing, and playing CDs. Used primarily for CD duplication, data storage, back-up, and transferring data, CD-RW drives are quickly becoming mainstream in today’s computers. No other storage medium is so cost effective. No other medium can be read by over 300 million computers worldwide. And no other medium lets you record music and play it back on your home stereo or in your car.

Yamaha makes the CD-ReWritable drives that every other drive is compared to. Yamaha quality, reliability, features, bundled software, and reputation are the reasons.

Before you can start enjoying all the features and benefits of your new Yamaha 3-in-1 CD-RW drive, please read this manual thoroughly. It is also a good idea to keep this manual in a safe place for future reference.

1.1.1. List of the Products Supported by This Manual

This manual provides information relevant to the following Yamaha 3-in-1 CD-RW drives:

Model Name

Function

Feature Summary

CRW2100SXZ

16X Write, 10X Re-Write, 40X Read

External SCSI CD ReWritable drive

CRW2100FXZ

16X Write, 10X Re-Write, 40X Read

External IEEE 1394 CD ReWritable drive

 

 

 

1.1.2. System Requirements

Your new Yamaha CD-RW drive is a high performance CD recording device. For optimum performance, Yamaha recommends installing your new CD-RW drive in a high performance PC. While complying to the minimum requirements highlighted below will ensure proper installation and operation of the drive, Yamaha’s recommended requirements are essential for high speed (8x and above) recording speeds.

Minimum Requirements:

IBM PC and compatibles:

•Intel Pentium or equivalent CPU running at 200 MHz or faster

•Fast hard disk drive with 19 ms or faster access speed

•CD-ROM drive to load provided software

•A SCSI controller card (CRW2100SXZ) or available IEEE 1394 (FireWireTM) controller port (CRW2100FXZ)

•Windows 95/98, Windows 2000, or NT 4.0 (with Service Pack 3 or 5) for CRW2100SXZ

•Windows 98 SE, ME or Windows 2000 (for CRW 2100FXZ).

Macintosh and compatibles:

•System 8.6 or newer

•Available SCSI controller port (CRW2100SXZ) or available IEEE 1394 (FireWireTM) controller port (CRW2100FXZ).

•Blue or White G3 or newer.

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