Appendix

About the firmware

The “firmware” is a small piece of software built into the CRW8424E drive. It is used to control basic drive operation. Since it resides in flash memory, it can be overwritten and updated.

To ensure the correct operation of the CRW8424E 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 web site.

URL for YAMAHA CD-R/RW Drive 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.

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

Determining the firmware version of the CRW8424E drive (in Windows 95/98/98SE)

Go to Control Panel System Device Manager tab, double-click on CD-ROM, then double-click on Yamaha CRW8424E.

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

* This is a screen shown in the Windows 98 environment.

When using Windows NT, you can verify by opening the “Control Panel”, double- clicking on “SCSI Adapter” and clicking the “Devices” tab. Then right-click on “YAMAHA CRW8424E” and select Properties.

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