Appendix

About the firmware

Firmware is a small piece of software built into the CRW2200E drive, and is used to operate the drive. Since it resides in flash memory, it can be overwritten and updated. To ensure more reliable operations and enhanced performance of the drive, updates to the firmware will be made available. You can find information about the most recent firmware for the drive on YAMAHA CD-R/RW Drive’s web site.

URL for YAMAHA CD-R/RW Drives web sites:

http://www.yamaha.co.jp/english/product/computer/

Europe:

http://www.yamaha-it.de/

The most recent user support information, including firmware updates, can be found in the YAMAHA CD-R/RW Drive’s web site. Please check this information regularly.

Determining the firmware version of the CRW2200E drive (in Windows 95/98/98 Second Edition/Me)

Go to Control Panel System Device Manager tab, double-click on CDROM,

then double-click on YAMAHA CRW2200E.

The firmware revision indicated here varies depending on the software version of the drive.

* This is a screen shown in the

Windows Me environment.

For Windows NT

You can verify by opening “Control Panel,” double-clicking on “SCSI Adapter” and clicking on the “Devices” tab. Then right-click on “YAMAHA CRW2200E” and select “Properties.”

For Windows 2000 Professional

If you open the “Device Manager” window, the firmware version will not be displayed. Use your writing software to check the firmware version.

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