For example, if you try to calculate an average rip speed for this CAV-equipped recorder, depending on system configurations and the quality of the audio disc used, you will be able to reach an average speed somewhere in the 30x neighborhood (which, in practice, is very fast) allowing you to rip a full disc in about 3 minutes. But, if you would like to measure the maximum rip speed achieved, you will notice that reaching 40x will happen towards the very end of the disc.

How can I measure the audio ripping speed of my new driver?

●Most CD mastering software could measure audio ripping speeds of any CD-RW, CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. However, since any measurement is influenced by many different elements (including system configuration, length of the audio CD itself), most of these programs are not able to provide an accurate reading. Whileyou may try several CD speed measurement software titles out there, we recommend CDSPEED99 which could be obtained from the web at http://www.cdspeed2000.com/.

Using CRW2100FXZ (IEEE1394 model) on PCs running Windows 98 Second Edition:

●Yamaha recommends updating the IEEE 1394 device driver on Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) to optimize the operation of your new Yamaha CRW2100FXZ.

IEEE 1394 products are “hotpluggable” which means that you could plug or un-plug your new drive while the computer is on. However, this function is not supported on standard Windows 98 Second Edition systems. After updating the IEEE 1394 drivers for your Windows 98 SE, this function will become availble. Moreover, this update is designed to improve overall performance of IEEE 1394 products. To update the driver, you must run "Windows 98 Second Edition 1394 Storage Supplement" from Microsoft.

Note that, if you have another IEEE products attached to your system or if you have installed any other application utilizing IEEE 1394 interface, except the software that came with your new CRW2100FXZ, please confirm the compatibility of "Windows 98 Second Edition 1394 Storage Supplement" with the respective hardware or software in use by contacting the manufacturer of the device or software. Note that Yamaha is not responsible for any problems that might result from performing the update.

●How to Update Windows 98 SE IEEE 1394 device driver.

Before you begin, please confirm that you are running Windows 98 SE. To do so, open the Control Panel > System > General tab and confirm the system that is dis- played on general tab. Also, find out whether CRW2100FXZ is connected to the IEEE 1394 Interface on computer and that it is set up correctly. To do that please refer to your new drive's Quick Start Guide.

To update the IEEE 1394 driver, click on the Start button, then click on Settings and select Windows Update and then select Product Updates from the menu displayed. Choose "Windows 98 Second Edition 1394 Storage Supplement" from the selection bar. Download the update by following instruction on Microsoft web site. Refer to the URL below if you run into difficulties:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows98/downloads/contents/wurecommended/s_

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