Appendix

About the firmware

The “firmware” is a small piece of software built into the CRW8824S 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 CRW8824S 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/

http://www.yamaha-yste.com/ (Europe)

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 CRW8824S drive (in Windows 95/98/98SE)

Go to Control Panel System Device Manager tab, double-click on CDROM, then double-click on YAMAHA CRW8824S.

SCSI ID number

 

 

 

 

The firmware

 

 

 

 

version number

 

 

 

 

 

When updating

will increase

as more

the CRW8824S

improvements

drive’s firmware,

are incorporated.

you will need to

 

enter its SCSI ID

 

number. You can

 

check the

 

number here.

 

*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 CRW8824S” and select Properties.

On Windows 2000, the firmware version will not be displayed. Use your writing software to check the firmware version.

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