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IT DVD/CD Rewritable Drive Unit Operating Instructions JP FR DE ES IT CS DRU-840A © 2007 Sony Corporation
IT DVD/CD Rewritable Drive Unit Operating Instructions JP FR DE ES IT CS DRU-840A © 2007 Sony Corporation
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... the Drive 8 Appropriate Jumper Settings ........ 13 Replacing your current optical drive with the DVD/CD rewritable drive 13 Installing the DVD/CD rewritable drive as a second drive 14 Installing the DVD/CD rewritable drive as a third drive 15 Installing the DVD/CD rewritable drive as a fourth drive 16 Operation Using the Drive 17 Supplied...
... the Drive 8 Appropriate Jumper Settings ........ 13 Replacing your current optical drive with the DVD/CD rewritable drive 13 Installing the DVD/CD rewritable drive as a second drive 14 Installing the DVD/CD rewritable drive as a third drive 15 Installing the DVD/CD rewritable drive as a fourth drive 16 Operation Using the Drive 17 Supplied...
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... environment, in accordance with the documentation, and applies only to this product. For more detailed information about recycling of this DVD/CD rewritable drive. Check your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product. 3 Our customer service... and user support for this product, please contact your local Civic Office, your software's license agreement for details. • is a trademark of Sony Corporation. • Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. • Microsoft, MS, MS-DOS, Windows, and Windows Vista are registered ...
... environment, in accordance with the documentation, and applies only to this product. For more detailed information about recycling of this DVD/CD rewritable drive. Check your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product. 3 Our customer service... and user support for this product, please contact your local Civic Office, your software's license agreement for details. • is a trademark of Sony Corporation. • Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. • Microsoft, MS, MS-DOS, Windows, and Windows Vista are registered ...
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...Vista Business/Windows Vista Ultimate 4 System Requirements The drive should be used horizontally or vertically. ❑ The drive can write to DVD+R Double Layer and DVD-R Dual Layer discs. ❑ The drive has a maximum 20× writing capability for computers. ❑ Can be used ...with a system that meets the following features. ❑ An internal DVD/CD rewritable drive with DMA capability2) ❑ One empty 5-inch half-height drive bay ❑ One available internal +12 V±10%/ +5 V±...
...Vista Business/Windows Vista Ultimate 4 System Requirements The drive should be used horizontally or vertically. ❑ The drive can write to DVD+R Double Layer and DVD-R Dual Layer discs. ❑ The drive has a maximum 20× writing capability for computers. ❑ Can be used ...with a system that meets the following features. ❑ An internal DVD/CD rewritable drive with DMA capability2) ❑ One empty 5-inch half-height drive bay ❑ One available internal +12 V±10%/ +5 V±...
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... otherwise misusing the audio connector may cause damage to eject the disc tray manually. Blinking · Reading data · Playing back an audio CD or DVD · Writing data · Formatting a disc · Erasing data · Spinning up . J Power connector Connect the connector of a computer with the IDE flat cable. Introduction...
... otherwise misusing the audio connector may cause damage to eject the disc tray manually. Blinking · Reading data · Playing back an audio CD or DVD · Writing data · Formatting a disc · Erasing data · Spinning up . J Power connector Connect the connector of a computer with the IDE flat cable. Introduction...
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... rewritable drive Connect the drive as follows. 1st drive Hard disk drive (usually) MASTER DVD/CD rewritable drive Use the same setting as the master device. Setup Appropriate Jumper Settings Depending on the primary IDE cable as the current drive's ...jumper setting. The hard disk of the following configurations. Hint Your computer has two IDE connectors: a primary and a secondary connector. hard disk, CD, or DVD drives, etc.). Before connecting the drive, refer to the items below to each connector using cables (one master device and one of your situation, and...
... rewritable drive Connect the drive as follows. 1st drive Hard disk drive (usually) MASTER DVD/CD rewritable drive Use the same setting as the master device. Setup Appropriate Jumper Settings Depending on the primary IDE cable as the current drive's ...jumper setting. The hard disk of the following configurations. Hint Your computer has two IDE connectors: a primary and a secondary connector. hard disk, CD, or DVD drives, etc.). Before connecting the drive, refer to the items below to each connector using cables (one master device and one of your situation, and...
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Primary IDE connector Secondary IDE connector 14 The following configuration is also possible. 2nd drive DVD/CD rewritable drive 1st drive Hard disk drive (usually) MASTER Place the jumper in the MASTER position. Installing the DVD/CD rewritable drive as a second drive Connect the drive as follows. 1st drive Hard disk drive (usually) MASTER 2nd drive DVD/CD rewritable drive Primary IDE connector Secondary IDE connector Place the jumper in the SLAVE position.
Primary IDE connector Secondary IDE connector 14 The following configuration is also possible. 2nd drive DVD/CD rewritable drive 1st drive Hard disk drive (usually) MASTER Place the jumper in the MASTER position. Installing the DVD/CD rewritable drive as a second drive Connect the drive as follows. 1st drive Hard disk drive (usually) MASTER 2nd drive DVD/CD rewritable drive Primary IDE connector Secondary IDE connector Place the jumper in the SLAVE position.
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SLAVE Primary IDE connector Secondary IDE connector Place the jumper in the SLAVE position. Installing the DVD/CD rewritable drive as a third drive Connect the drive as follows. 1st drive Hard disk drive (usually) MASTER 3rd drive DVD/CD rewritable drive 2nd drive Hard disk drive, or DVD/CD drive, etc. The following configuration is also possible. 1st drive Hard disk drive (usually) MASTER 3rd drive DVD/CD rewritable drive 2nd drive Hard disk drive, or DVD/CD drive, etc. MASTER Setup Primary IDE connector Secondary IDE connector Place the jumper in the MASTER position. 15
SLAVE Primary IDE connector Secondary IDE connector Place the jumper in the SLAVE position. Installing the DVD/CD rewritable drive as a third drive Connect the drive as follows. 1st drive Hard disk drive (usually) MASTER 3rd drive DVD/CD rewritable drive 2nd drive Hard disk drive, or DVD/CD drive, etc. The following configuration is also possible. 1st drive Hard disk drive (usually) MASTER 3rd drive DVD/CD rewritable drive 2nd drive Hard disk drive, or DVD/CD drive, etc. MASTER Setup Primary IDE connector Secondary IDE connector Place the jumper in the MASTER position. 15
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MASTER 2nd drive Hard disk drive, or DVD/CD drive, etc. SLAVE Primary IDE connector Secondary IDE connector Place the jumper in the SLAVE position. 16 Installing the DVD/CD rewritable drive as a fourth drive Connect the drive as follows. 1st drive 4th drive DVD/CD Hard disk drive (usually) rewritable drive MASTER 3rd drive Hard disk drive, or DVD/CD drive, etc.
MASTER 2nd drive Hard disk drive, or DVD/CD drive, etc. SLAVE Primary IDE connector Secondary IDE connector Place the jumper in the SLAVE position. 16 Installing the DVD/CD rewritable drive as a fourth drive Connect the drive as follows. 1st drive 4th drive DVD/CD Hard disk drive (usually) rewritable drive MASTER 3rd drive Hard disk drive, or DVD/CD drive, etc.
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...existing drives. Nero Vision Essentials SE* DVD-Video and video CD authoring software. Nero CoverDesigner Essentials CD and DVD cover and label creation software. Nero CD-DVD Speed tests the speed of the Nero suite. Nero ShowTime Essentials* DVD-Video and video CD playback software. ...Toolkit The utilities of each software for details about the system and more. Refer to create CDs and DVDs through a simple step-by purchasing the additional DVD Video Multichannel Plug-in. 17 Supplied Software The supplied software disc contains the following software. Nero InfoTool ...
...existing drives. Nero Vision Essentials SE* DVD-Video and video CD authoring software. Nero CoverDesigner Essentials CD and DVD cover and label creation software. Nero CD-DVD Speed tests the speed of the Nero suite. Nero ShowTime Essentials* DVD-Video and video CD playback software. ...Toolkit The utilities of each software for details about the system and more. Refer to create CDs and DVDs through a simple step-by purchasing the additional DVD Video Multichannel Plug-in. 17 Supplied Software The supplied software disc contains the following software. Nero InfoTool ...
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... you are using such software. Using Generic Software with the Drive Using software other than the supplied software (such as BHA's DVD-RAM Driver and Panasonic's DVD Form. 18 Taking appropriate steps to disc with this situation, especially in the case of packet writing software1) or format utility2)... CLIP, and Sonic's DLA. 2) Such as generic software, shareware, or freeware) to write data to avoid this drive is not under warranty and Sony offers no customer service if problems arise from using does not detect the drive correctly, visit the Web site of the software and/or computer.
... you are using such software. Using Generic Software with the Drive Using software other than the supplied software (such as BHA's DVD-RAM Driver and Panasonic's DVD Form. 18 Taking appropriate steps to disc with this situation, especially in the case of packet writing software1) or format utility2)... CLIP, and Sonic's DLA. 2) Such as generic software, shareware, or freeware) to write data to avoid this drive is not under warranty and Sony offers no customer service if problems arise from using does not detect the drive correctly, visit the Web site of the software and/or computer.
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... media, this speed may vary. DVD Disc types Logo Read Write Write speed1) DVD+R Speed supported by the disc (max. 20×) DVD+R DL (Double Layer) Speed supported by the disc (max. 12×) DVD+RW Speed supported by the disc (max. 4×) DVD+RW (High Speed) Speed supported ...the user support Web site (see page 29). 2) This drive is compatible with the DVD-RW disc displaying " " mark. 3) This drive is compatible with the drive. Operation Compatible Discs The following discs are compatible with the DVD-RAM disc displaying " " mark. 4) Use a non-cartridge-type disc or a ...
... media, this speed may vary. DVD Disc types Logo Read Write Write speed1) DVD+R Speed supported by the disc (max. 20×) DVD+R DL (Double Layer) Speed supported by the disc (max. 12×) DVD+RW Speed supported by the disc (max. 4×) DVD+RW (High Speed) Speed supported ...the user support Web site (see page 29). 2) This drive is compatible with the DVD-RW disc displaying " " mark. 3) This drive is compatible with the drive. Operation Compatible Discs The following discs are compatible with the DVD-RAM disc displaying " " mark. 4) Use a non-cartridge-type disc or a ...
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Attempting to read odd-shaped discs (stars, hearts, card shape, etc.) may vary. DVD CD Disc diameters 12 cm 8 cm 12 cm 8 cm Read Write - Notes • Only round discs should be used with this speed may damage the ...
Attempting to read odd-shaped discs (stars, hearts, card shape, etc.) may vary. DVD CD Disc diameters 12 cm 8 cm 12 cm 8 cm Read Write - Notes • Only round discs should be used with this speed may damage the ...
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...discs. To play back (or read ) compatibility of DVD+RW and DVD-RW discs depends on ) a DVD-RAM disc, a DVD-ROM drive or DVD player that supports DVD-RAM discs is recorded (written). About playback/reading compatibility in DVDs DVD+R DL/DVD+R/DVD-R DL/DVD-R discs, as well as to that do not guarantee .... Also, CD-R music discs created with the drive can be supported. 23 Writable DVDs and compatibility The drive can write to DVD+R DL, DVD+R, DVD-R DL and DVD-R discs, as well as DVD+RW and DVD-RW discs created and finalized with the drive can be rewritten about 1,000 times. ...
...discs. To play back (or read ) compatibility of DVD+RW and DVD-RW discs depends on ) a DVD-RAM disc, a DVD-ROM drive or DVD player that supports DVD-RAM discs is recorded (written). About playback/reading compatibility in DVDs DVD+R DL/DVD+R/DVD-R DL/DVD-R discs, as well as to that do not guarantee .... Also, CD-R music discs created with the drive can be supported. 23 Writable DVDs and compatibility The drive can write to DVD+R DL, DVD+R, DVD-R DL and DVD-R discs, as well as DVD+RW and DVD-RW discs created and finalized with the drive can be rewritten about 1,000 times. ...
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..., DVD player, DVD+R DL disc, DVD+R disc, DVD+RW disc, DVD-R DL disc, DVD-R disc, DVD-RW disc and DVDRAM disc manufacturers, playback may not be possible depending on many standard DVD players. Playback of DVD-RAM discs is not under warranty.) 24 In addition, some drives do not support multi-session (DVD+R DL/DVD+R/ DVD+RW) or multi-border (DVD-R DL/DVD-R/DVD-RW...
..., DVD player, DVD+R DL disc, DVD+R disc, DVD+RW disc, DVD-R DL disc, DVD-R disc, DVD-RW disc and DVDRAM disc manufacturers, playback may not be possible depending on many standard DVD players. Playback of DVD-RAM discs is not under warranty.) 24 In addition, some drives do not support multi-session (DVD+R DL/DVD+R/ DVD+RW) or multi-border (DVD-R DL/DVD-R/DVD-RW...
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...Depending on the transfer rate, there may also be changed. Any problems resulting from the Device Manager. For the drive to play back DVD-Video whose region code matches the one set up to five times, including the initial assignment (RPC phase 21) standard). For details about...Write speed and compatible discs • When writing data to disc at high speeds, you are protected against unauthorized copy. DVD region codes The playback of DVD-Video (DVD discs) is protected and controlled by software manufacturers, some drive functions may adjust the writing speed to the quality of ...
...Depending on the transfer rate, there may also be changed. Any problems resulting from the Device Manager. For the drive to play back DVD-Video whose region code matches the one set up to five times, including the initial assignment (RPC phase 21) standard). For details about...Write speed and compatible discs • When writing data to disc at high speeds, you are protected against unauthorized copy. DVD region codes The playback of DVD-Video (DVD discs) is protected and controlled by software manufacturers, some drive functions may adjust the writing speed to the quality of ...
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.... For details, refer to play back discs conforming to the Compact Disc (CD) standard, playback on this product is a two sided disc product which mates DVD recorded material on one side with digital audio material on the other side. When using the drive as to prevent sampling and/or copy, while...
.... For details, refer to play back discs conforming to the Compact Disc (CD) standard, playback on this product is a two sided disc product which mates DVD recorded material on one side with digital audio material on the other side. When using the drive as to prevent sampling and/or copy, while...