Section 1. Getting Started
PX-740A Installation and Users Manual
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Minimum Configuration to Use the PX-740A
Here’s what you’ll need in order to install and use the PX-740A drive.
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Computer
: Pentium 4, 1.4-GHz or faster CPU.
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Minimum RAM
: 256 MB.
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Interface
: Model PX-740A requires an IDE ATAPI interface.
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Hard disk size
: To write to a CD in image mode (that is, to write an
image of a CD to your hard disk), you need 1 GB of free space. For a
DVD, 10 GB of free space is recommended. (For more accurate
guidelines, see the help files or documentation for the recording
software you’re using.)
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Operating System
: Model PX-740A requires Windows XP, 2000,
Me, or 98SE.
NOTE
: You cannot use the PX-740A with early versions of Windows 98;
if you are using Windows 98, it must be Windows 98SE (Second Edition).
What You Can Do with the PX-740A
Just look at some of the things you can do with your PX-740A:
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Record slide shows or digital video onto DVD+R DL, DVD-R DL,
DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD+RW and DVD-RW discs.
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Play DVD-ROM, DVD+R DL, DVD-R DL, DVD+R, DVD+RW,
DVD-R, and DVD-RW discs.
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Record data or audio onto writable or rewritable CD media.
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Play music CDs.
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Save photos and other images on rewritable or writable CDs.
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Create a CD or DVD “sneakernet” to share information with
colleagues—just use software such as Ahead Software’s InCD 4 to
drag and drop files onto DVD+R, DVD+RW, CD-R or CD-RW
media, then continue adding files and sharing the same disc.
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Archive images and video to DVD or CD.
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Master new software programs on DVD or CD.
