Appendix

About the Firmware

The “firmware” is a small piece of software built into the CRW6416SX drive, and is used to control its basic operation. Since it resides in flash memory, it can be overwritten and updated.

To ensure the correct operation of the CRW6416SX 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 Drives web site.

URL for YAMAHA CD-R/RW Drives web site

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

The most recent user support information, including firmware updates, can be found in the CD-R area of Yamaha’s web site. Please check this information regularly.

nThe firmware is completely unrelated to the CD writing application software.

Determining the firmware version of the CRW6416SX drive (in Windows 95/98)

Go to Control Panel System Device Manager tab, double-click on CDROM, then double-click on Yamaha CRW6416S.

SCSI ID number

When updating the CRW6416SX drive’s firmware, you will need to enter its SCSI ID number. You can check the number here.

Macintosh Users

Use your CD writing software to check the firmware version of your CRW6416SX drive. For details on how to use the software, see the documentation that came with it.

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