Asus External Slim Combo Drive SCB-2424A-U, User Manual

Page 1: ...24x 24x 24x CD RW Drive 8x DVD ROM Drive SCB 2424A U External Slim Combo Drive User Guide User Guide User Guide User Guide User Guide ...

Page 2: ...ERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT Product 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 ...

Page 3: ...in this guide 7 Package contents 8 1 Welcome 9 2 Product introduction 9 2 1 Specifications 9 2 2 Features 10 3 Installation 15 3 1 System requirements 15 3 2 Connecting the drive cables 16 3 3 Driver installation 17 3 4 Checking the drive in the system 20 3 5 Unplugging the drive 22 4 Drive basics 23 4 1 Placing a disc into the drive 23 4 2 Ejecting a disc from the drive 24 4 3 Using the emergency...

Page 4: ...t interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful 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 receiv...

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Page 6: ...the drive Installation notices Installation notices Installation notices Installation notices Installation notices Do not attempt to disassemble or repair the drive Opening the drive may result to laser radiation exposure Do not use or place this device near magnetic fields televisions or radios to avoid electronic interference that affects drive performance Do not place this device under direct s...

Page 7: ... clean cloth to wipe it You may also use a neutral cleaner to dilute 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...

Page 8: ...rnal Slim CD RW DVD ROM SCB 2424A U drive package check if all the following items are present and in good condition If any of the items is damaged or missing contact your retailer immediately ASUS External Slim CD RW DVD ROM drive SCB 2424A U USB 2 0 cable Power adapter User guide English and Traditional Chinese Multi language quick installation poster Bundled software CD plus Windows 98 SE and M...

Page 9: ...raLinkTM Technology P CAV Recording Technology 2 MB 12 cm or 8 cm diameter 1 2 mm thick DVD 5 DVD 9 DVD 10 DVD 18 DVD ROM DVD R DVD RW DVD Video DVD RW DVD R Audio CD CD ROM XA Video CD CD I I trax Multi session Photo CD Karaoke CD and CD Extra Track at Once Disc at Once Session at Once Packet Write 129 0 w x 142 0 d x 16 0 mm h 250 g Speeds Speeds Speeds Speeds Speeds CD R Write CD R Write CD R W...

Page 10: ... optimum solution to ensure quality recording when using discs that require flexible speeds The drive employs this technology that allows automatic recording speed adjustment based on the recording media In addition to the fact that there are low and high quality recording media various other factors such as dye layer temperature humidity dust fingerprints etc affect the recording characteristics ...

Page 11: ...recording and marks the last write position When new data is received from the host it is loaded to the data buffer and the laser is repositioned to link the new data with the data already written FlextraLink uses minimal system resources so that your PC remains fully operational throughout the writing process and available for other applications The diagram below shows the advantage of the Flextr...

Page 12: ...method is a combination of the Constant Angular Velocity CAV and Constant Linear Velocity CLV recording technologies In CAV recording technology the drive maintains a consistent rotation speed which will result in a variable transfer rate while in CLV recording technology the data transfer rate is kept at a fixed level by changing the rotation speed P CAV recording technology switches from CAV to ...

Page 13: ...functions When power is ON pressing this button opens the top cover While in PLAY mode pressing this button stops the disc in the drive 2 PLAY SKIP button This button has two functions When the drive is idle press this button to start playing a loaded audio disc from the first track While in the PLAY mode press this button to skip to the next track on the disc Left side panel Left side panel Left ...

Page 14: ...ts the supplied USB plug and cable 4 Power switch Turns the drive ON or OFF Move the switch to the left turns on the drive Move the switch to the right turns off the drive 5 Power Read Write indicator This LED flashes green when the drive is turned ON the drive is reading data from a disc a USB connection is established The LED flashes red when the drive is writing data on a disc The LED turns off...

Page 15: ...alling and using the SCB 2424A U make sure that your system meets the following requirements For Notebook or PC For Notebook or PC For Notebook or PC For Notebook or PC For Notebook or PC IBM compatible Intel Pentium II 333 MHz or higher PC Windows 98 SE Me 2000 XP operating system At least 64 MB RAM 128 MB recommended For Macintosh For Macintosh For Macintosh For Macintosh For Macintosh PowerPC P...

Page 16: ...g into the DC IN socket of the drive 4 Connect the the other end of the power adapter cable to a wall socket If necessary use an adapter plug to fit the power outlet in your area All the cable plugs are slotted to fit in only one orientation If a plug does not fit in try reversing it DO NOT use too much force when fitting the cable plugs Notebook or PC Notebook or PC Notebook or PC Notebook or PC ...

Page 17: ...stall the SCB 2424A U driver on the system before using the drive A device driver is a software program that makes a device work on an operating system OS To install the driver 1 Check if all cables between the drive and the notebook or PC are properly connected 2 Turn on the notebook or PC 3 Insert the installation CD into the CD ROM drive of your notebook or PC 4 Turn on the drive 5 The OS autom...

Page 18: ... the CD ROM drive Click O K O K O K O K O K 9 The specific location of the device driver appears on the Add New Hardware Wizard window Click Next Next Next Next Next 10 Windows automatically displays the location of the driver and detects the driver file name which has an INF extension Click Next Next Next Next Next to install the device drivers on the system 11 After the driver installation is co...

Page 19: ...he Mac to recognize the new hardware installed To install the driver 1 Start up your Mac 2 Insert the bundled software CD in the CD drive of your Mac 3 Open the folder ASUS MSC Driver Installer 4 Double click on the icon Install ASUS MSC Driver 5 A window displaying the progress of the installation process appears Press Stop Stop Stop Stop Stop if you want to abort installation 6 After all the dev...

Page 20: ...mputer recognizes the drive follow these steps to check the computer For Windows For Windows For Windows For Windows For Windows OS OS OS OS OS 1 Right click My Computer My Computer My Computer My Computer My Computer icon on your desktop 2 On the pop up menu click P P P P Pr r r r roperties operties operties operties operties 3 Click the Hardware Hardware Hardware Hardware Hardware tab on the sys...

Page 21: ...N the drive 2 Place a disc in the drive 3 Execute the System Profiler System Profiler System Profiler System Profiler System Profiler from the Apple Control Panels 4 Click on the Devices and Devices and Devices and Devices and Devices and Volumes Volumes Volumes Volumes Volumes tab All types of devices attached to the Mac system are displayed on this tab 5 Look for a disc icon with the USB device ...

Page 22: ... your drive from the notebook or PC Windows Windows Windows Windows Windows OS OS OS OS OS 1 Left click the Unplug or Unplug or Unplug or Unplug or Unplug or Eject Hardware Eject Hardware Eject Hardware Eject Hardware Eject Hardware icon in the taskbar 2 Click Safely Remove Safely Remove Safely Remove Safely Remove Safely Remove 3 Unplug the drive from the USB port when this pop up window appears ...

Page 23: ...o drive 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 4 Drive basics 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 Placing a disc into the drive Placing a disc into the drive Placing a disc into the drive Placing a disc into the drive Placing a disc into the drive 1 Press the Stop Open Stop Open Stop Open Stop Open Stop Open button on the top cover panel of the drive to open the top cover 2 When the top cover opens carefully lift the top cover full...

Page 24: ...p cover locks in place 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 Ejecting a disc from the drive Ejecting a disc from the drive Ejecting a disc from the drive Ejecting a disc from the drive Ejecting a disc from the drive 1 Press the Open Stop Open Stop Open Stop Open Stop Open Stop button on the top cover panel of the drive to open the top cover 2 Carefully remove the disc from the drive 3 Close the top cover by gently ...

Page 25: ...l of the drive allows you to manually open the top cover and remove a disc from the drive in cases when supply of power to the computer is cut due to power outage the drive malfunctions Use the manual method only as a last resort when the Open Stop Open Stop Open Stop Open Stop Open Stop button does not work Make sure that you have turned off your CD RW DVD ROM drive before manually opening the to...

Page 26: ...g compact discs Using compact discs Using compact discs Using compact discs Take note of these instructions when using compact discs to avoid damaging the discs and your drive Cleaning a disc Cleaning a disc Cleaning a disc Cleaning a disc 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 Handling a disc Handling a disc Handl...

Page 27: ...ck each side no damage Random access Sound power level 50 dB Time Averaged Sound Pressure Level 42dB MTBF 60 000 power on hours ODC 20 of power on time 30 minutes Mean Time To Repair Temperature Temperature Temperature Temperature Temperature Humidity Humidity Humidity Humidity Humidity Vibration Vibration Vibration Vibration Vibration Impact Impact Impact Impact Impact Acoustic Acoustic Acoustic ...

Page 28: ...2 8 ASUS SCB 2424A U external slim combo drive ASUS SCB 2424A U external slim combo drive ASUS SCB 2424A U external slim combo drive ASUS SCB 2424A U external slim combo drive ASUS SCB 2424A U external slim combo drive ...