Asus DVD-R/RW Drive DVR-104, User Manual

Page 1: ...1 DVR 104 DVD R RW Drive User s Manual DVR 104 01 08 P65 6 20 02 3 10 PM 1 ...

Page 2: ...warranty or service will not be extended if 1 the product is repaired modified or altered unless such repair modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS or 2 the serial number of the product is defaced or missing The product name and revision number are both printed on the product itself Manual revisions are released for each product design represented by the digit before and after...

Page 3: ... 12 Installation 14 System Requirements 14 Setting the Jumper Terminals 15 Installing the DVD R RW Drive 16 Connecting the Drive Cables 18 DVD R RW Drive Basics 19 Placing a Disc into the Drive 19 Ejecting a Disc from the Drive 20 Using the Emergency Eject Pinhole 21 Using Compact Discs 22 Cleaning a Disc 22 Handling a Disc 22 Technical Information 23 Environmental Specifications 23 Electrical and...

Page 4: ...rmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiv...

Page 5: ...America Address 6737 Mowry Avenue Mowry Business Center Building 2 Newark CA 94560 USA General Fax 1 510 608 4555 General Email tmd1 asus com Technical Support Support Fax 1 510 608 4555 General Support 1 502 995 0883 Notebook Support 1 877 918 ASUS 2787 Web Site www asus com Support Email tsd asus com ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Europe Address Harkortstr 25 40880 Ratingen BRD Germany General Fax 49 2102 4...

Page 6: ...ing the drive may result to exposure to laser radiation Do not use or place this device near magnetic fields televisions or radios where there is interference that may affect the performance of the drive Do not place this device in areas where there is direct sunlight high humidity or damp condition Do not place this device in an unstable position or in one that vibrates DVR 104 01 08 P65 6 20 02 ...

Page 7: ...the solvent to easily wipe it from the device Try not to interrupt the supply of power while the device is in reading or writing mode Do not place damaged or warped discs inside the device A warped disc may break while in use and damage the device Do not place discs into the device immediately if they came from a cold environment specially during cold seasons Wait until the discs have reached room...

Page 8: ...s is damaged or missing contact your retailer immediately ASUS DVR 104 internal IDE drive Cable Set IDE cable 4 pcs mounting screws Audio cable Emergency eject pin and instruction ASUS DVD R blank disc ASUS DVD RW blank disc User s Manual English and Traditional Chinese Bundled software CD The above items are available in retail boxes only DVR 104 01 08 P65 6 20 02 3 10 PM 8 ...

Page 9: ...om Access Time DVD ROM 200 ms CD ROM 180 ms Application discs DVD Single layer Dual layer 80mm disc DVD R In case of write 650mm disc only DVD RW CD ROM Mode 1 CD ROM XA Mode 2 form 1 form 2 Photo CD single and multiple session CD DA CD Extra CD Plus Video CD CD Text CD R CD RW Recording Form DVD R DAO Incremental Recording Multi Border Recording DVD RW Restricted Overwriting CD R RW DAO TAO SAO P...

Page 10: ...ovative technologies in DVD recording The ASUS DVR 104 includes the following features Wide compatibility DVD R DVD RW DVD ROM CD R CD RW CD ROM Buffer underrun errors prevention for CD and DVD recording Supports UDMA33 Vertical mounting User Oriented front panel design Equipped with Cooling fan and disc clips for stable performance Free bundle of latest CD DVD recording editing software Supports ...

Page 11: ...y This tray holds the read write media Open the loading tray by pressing the Open Close Stop button then place a CD or DVD with the label side up Press the Open Close Stop button or push the front part of the tray to load the tray back in place 5 Emergency Eject Pinhole In cases when you cannot eject a disc from the drive using the eject button due to power failure or software problems insert a pi...

Page 12: ...ther Master Slave or Cable Select mode for the DVD R RW device Refer to page 15 for jumber settings Pin Name Switch Status Description 1 2 MA ON Master mode 3 4 SL ON Slave mode 5 6 CS ON Cable select mode 7 8 9 10 Reserved 9 Cooling Fan This fan is for maintaining optimum drive temperature Make sure that the fan is not blocked by cables or other objects inside the system Drive Status Fan Status N...

Page 13: ...onnect the drive to the IDE interface on the motherboard 11 DC Input This DC connector is for a 4 pin power cable from the system power supply The jumper pins on the leftmost part of the rear panel are factory test pins DO NOT cover these pins with jumper blocks DVR 104 09 24 P65 6 20 02 3 13 PM 13 ...

Page 14: ... 100MB or more Average seek time 20ms or less Transmission rate 2 MB s or more Do not use a hard disk that calibrates thermally during operation Recommended media DVD RW Pioneer Video TDK Mitsubishi Chemical Japan Victor Company DVD R Mitsubishi Chemical Mitsui Toastsu Chemical Hitachi Maxwell Panasonic Pioneer Video Taiyo Yuden TDK CD RW Acer CMC Fuji Photo Film Hitachi Maxell Mitsubishi Chemical...

Page 15: ... your computer supports four IDE devices The hard disk in the computer is set as Primary Master Slave Mode Cover the two pins labeled SL see illustration to set the DVD R RW drive as a slave device if your computer supports only two IDE devices If your computer supports four IDE devices this setting sets your DVD R RW drive either as a Primary Slave or a Secondary Slave Cable Select Mode Cover the...

Page 16: ...specific instructions on opening the chassis and installing drives 1 Remove the cover of an empty 5 25 inch external drive bay 2 Carefully insert the DVD R RW drive into the bay and push it inward until it is flushed to the chassis front panel The holes on the sides of the drive should align with the holes on the drive bay DVR 104 09 24 P65 6 20 02 3 13 PM 16 ...

Page 17: ...ckage Use two screws on each side of the drive Depending on the space on your chassis you may need to connect the drive cables before securing the drive into the chassis For cable connections proceed to the following section Connecting the Drive Cables DVR 104 09 24 P65 6 20 02 3 13 PM 17 ...

Page 18: ...an audio interface cable to the 4 pin analog audio connector on the rear of the drive Connect the other end of the audio cable to the connector on the sound card or on the 4 pin CD connector on the motherboard All the cable plugs are slotted so that they fit in only one orientation If a plug does not fit in completely try reversing it DO NOT use too much force when fitting the cable plugs Replace ...

Page 19: ...e label printed side up Horizontal or Vertical Mounting When the drive is installed horizontally set the two disc clips to outer side When the drive is installed vertically set the two disc clips to inner side In vertical operations the clips hold the edge of the disc When the disc is clamped on the spindle motor the clips release the disc automatically Vertical Horizontal Disc clip Disc clip DVR ...

Page 20: ...tray 2 Carefully remove the disc from the tray 3 Press the drive eject button or lightly push the center of the drive tray to load the tray back into the drive 12 cm Disc 8 cm Disc If you are using a 12 cm disc place it on the tray making sure that it fits the outer circular border This border helps hold the disc in place If you are using an 8 cm disc place it on the inner circular border on the t...

Page 21: ...and remove the disc Use the manual method only as a last resort when the eject button does not work Make sure that you have turned off your computer before ejecting the drive tray Follow these steps to eject the drive tray using the emergency pinhole 1 Insert the eject pin that came with the drive package You may also use a paper clip or any pointed rod small enough to fit into the emergency pinho...

Page 22: ...ompact discs These instructions will help you avoid damaging the discs and your DVD R RW drive Cleaning a Disc Spray the disc with compressed air for about five seconds to get rid of the dust on a disc Handling a Disc Hold a disc by the edges Do not touch the disc surface DVR 104 09 24 P65 6 20 02 3 13 PM 22 ...

Page 23: ...c Access mode 45 5 dB TYP Read mode 45 dB TYP Reliability MTBF 60 000 power on hours ODC Read 20 of power on time ODC Write 2 of power on time Mean Time To Repair MTTR 30 minutes Electrical and Audio Specifications ODC Operating Duty Cycle Power Source Voltage 5V DC 12V DC Tolerance 5 10 Ripple 150m Vpp 300m Vpp Rating 900mA 1500mA I O Terminal Power connector 4 pin 5V 12V ATAPI terminal 40 pin Au...

Page 24: ...on makes the drive adaptable for use in any region while still maintaining compliance with RPC II regulations Region Code Area 1 U S U S Territories Canada 2 Europe Middle East Japan Egypt S Africa Greenland 3 South Eastern Asia Taiwan Hong Kong Korea 4 Australia New Zealand Latin America Pacific Islands 5 former Russia Eastern Europe India Africa North Korea 6 China The ability to switch from one...