AOpen COM4012 User Manual
COM4012 Combo Drive
CD-R 40X/CD-RW 12X/DVD 16X
User’s Manual
CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT
APPAREIL A LASER DE CLASSE 1
LASER KLASSE 1
LUOKAN 1 LASERLAITE
PRODUIT LASER
CATEGORIE 1
DANGER INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN AVOID DIRECT
EXPOSURE TO BEAM
VORSICHT INSICHTBARE LASERSTRAHLUNG WENN ABDECKUNG GEÖFFNET
NICHT DEM STRAHL AUSSETSEN
ATTENTION RADIATION DU FAISCEAU LASER INVISIBLE EN CAS D’OUVERTURE.
EVITER TOUTE EXPOSITION AUX RAYONS.
Copyright Statement
It is a criminal offence, under applicable copyright laws, to make
unauthorised copies of copyright-protected material, including computer
programs, films, broadcasts and sound recordings. This equipment should
not be used for such purposes.
FCC Compliance Statement
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following
two conditions:
1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and
2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may
cause undesired operation.
FCC Warning Statement
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This
equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and
used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that 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 correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
• Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
CAUTION
Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
FOR EUROPE
“The drive is in conformity with the EMC directive and low-voltage directive.”
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION 1
FEATURES 1
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 2
PACKAGE CONTENTS 2
INSTALLATION 3
HOST INTERFACE CONNECTIONS 3
HARDWARE INSTALLATION 4
DRIVER INSTALLATION 5
SOFTWARE DESCRIPTION 6
DVD REGION CODING 6
OPERATION & CONNECTION 8
FRONT PANEL 8
REAR VIEW 9
TECHNICAL DATA 11
TROUBLESHOOTING 13
COM4012 COMBO DRIVE
INTRODUCTION
Features
Welcome to a multimedia world of CD-ReWritable technology and DVD-ROM
capabilities. This high-performance combo drive combines CD-RW and DVDROM in one single drive which frees up precious bay space and presents you
abundant function. It reads CDs of all types at maximum 40X speed, and
DVD-ROMs at 16X speed maximum. For the writing ability, it writes to CD-Rs
at up to 40X speed, and to CD-RWs at up to 12X speed. With the bundled
software, you can enjoy the fun of creating customized audio and data CDs
and the fascinating DVD entertainment of high resolution.
Here are some important features of this Combo Drive:
♦ EIDE/ATAPI Interface for easy installation
♦ 8X, 16X, 24X, 32X and 40X writing speed on CD-R media
♦ 4X, 8X, 10X and 12X writing speed on CD-RW media
♦ Adopts Buffer Underrun Prevention technology
♦ Supports writing modes of TAO, DAO, SAO and packet writing
♦ Large internal buffer: 2MB
♦ Supports MultiRead function
♦ Serves as RPC-2 DVD-ROM Drive
♦ Smooth DVD playback
♦ Low power consumption
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COM4012 COMBO DRIVE
System Requirements
For IBM compatible PCs, the system requirements recommended are
as follows:
♦ PC sufficient to run Windows 95/98/Me or WindowsNT/2000/XP
♦ Pentium II 300MHz above with at least 64MB of memory
♦ Fast and sufficient hard disk space (minimum 150MB for
installation, 1GB or more is recommended.)
♦ IDE host interface supporting ATAPI MMC command
♦ Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me or Windows NT/2000/XP
Package Contents
The package contains the following items:
♦ Combo drive
♦ Audio cable
♦ Application software disc
♦ A bag of screws
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