PC Card
CD ReWritable
Installation Manual
CRW-726
EXP COMPUTER, INC.
EXP MEMORY PRODUCTS.
NON-TRANSFERABLE LIMITED WARRANTY
EXP COMPUTER INC., AND EXP MEMORY PRODUCTS ("EXP") warrants that the Disk Traveler
(“products”) manufactured or distributed by EXP to be free from failures due to defects in materials
or workmanship for a full one year from the date of purchase of the products.
This warranty is void if the product is damaged by abnormal or improper use or by accident, abuse
or if any attempt to repair or modify the product without authorization from EXP. Your sales receipt or
invoice, showing the date of purchase and the name of the authorized reseller, is your proof of the
date of purchase. During the warranty period, EXP will at its option, replace or repair, at no charge,
the product that in its opinion is defective.
Before you return the failed products, contact EXP. You will need to obtain a Return Merchandise
Authorization (RMA) number by calling EXP’s Technical Support Department at (516) 496-7629.
The RMA number should be displayed on the outside of the returning package and on the
accompanying packing list. EXP cannot be held responsible for any package returned without the
RMA number. You are responsible for packaging, providing proof of the date of purchase and
the shipping cost of the failed product to EXP Computer, Inc. You are responsible for mailing the
warranty registration card. The warranty claims may not be honored if there is no corresponding
registration card on file at EXP.
IN NO EVENT WILL EXP BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL
OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGE, INCLUDING LOSS OF PROFIT, LOSS OF SAVINGS; OR
ANY OTHER DAMAGES CAUSED BY PRODUCT OR FAILURE OF THE PRODUCT TO
PERFORM.
THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY APPLIES EVEN IF EXP HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME SATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR
LIMITATION IN INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION
OR LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
EXP WEB SITE: WWW.EXPNET.COM
TECHNICAL SUPPORT: 516-496-7629
TECHNICAL SUPPORT E-MAIL: support@expcomputer.com
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 1
• SYSTEM REQUIREMENT
• FEATURES
• PART NAME AND FUNCTIONS
INTSTALLATION 3
INSTALLATION FOR PARALLEL PORT INTERFACE
• SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS 95 AND 98
• SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS NT
INSTALLATION FOR PC CARD INTERFACE (OPTIONAL)
• SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS 95 AND 98
• SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS NT
TROUBLE SHOOTING 13
• PARALLEL PORT INTERFACE
• PC CARD INTERFACE (OPTIONAL)
REMOVE AND RE-INSTALL THE DRIVER 19
• PC CARD INTERFACE
• PARALLEL PORT INTERFACE
APPENDIX 22
• COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER
• FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS
INTRODUCTION
The CD ReWriter is a portable CD-ROM drive, which consists of a lowpower CD rewritable drive, a small 26 pin universal connector, a cable for
Parallel port (printer port),. It is compatible with either computer’s Parallel
Port or PC CARD (PCMCIA) 2.1 Type II or I slot. (sold separately). The CD
Rewriter can write to CD-R (write-once) or CD-RW (rewritable) disk and read
other variety of CD formats. The drive required an external power supply
adapter (included). CD ReWriter dual connection gives user flexibility to add
more storage space or transfer data between your notebook and/or your
desktop computer.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
1. Notebook or desktop computer with a Parallel port (EPP or bidirectional) If using the PC Card interface, the computer should have at
least one PC Card (PCMCIA) 2.1 Type I or II slot.
2. Windows 95/98, Windows NT 3.51/4.0
FEATURES
§ Data rate/write 300KB/sec double-speed
§ Data rate/read vary from 600KB/sec (inner-track)
to 900KB/sec (outer-track)
§ Standard Parallel port connection.
§ Complies with PC Card (PCMCIA) 2.1 specification
§ Windows 95/98, Windows NT Ready
§ Suitable for the following disk standard: CD R/RW, CD- DA, CD-ROM,
CD-I, C—ROM XA, CD-Bridge, Photo CD, Video CD, CD Extra
§ Power source: AC Adapter
Input: 120-240 VAC 50-60 Hz 0.4 A.
Output: 12 VDC 1000 mA.
§ CD-RW and CD-R disc and application software included.
PART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS
1. Parallel Port interface cable
Standard 25 pin Parallel port connector and 26 pin small connector.
2. CD drive assembly
CD drive with the power indicator, a DC input jack
3. AC Adapter
Input: 100-240 VAC, 50-60 Hz. 0.4A.
Output: +12 VDC/1000mA.
4. Blank CD-RW and CD-R disk
INSTALLATION
The installation procedures have two sections for each type of interface.
1. Parallel Port interface
2. PC Card (PCMCIA) interface (sold separately)
The procedure includes hardware and software installation. Just follow along
the interface of your choice.
INSTALLATION FOR PARALLEL PORT INTERFACE
HARDWARE INSTALLATION
Before you begin, make sure you turn OFF all power to your system before
connecting the CD ReWriter to your computer.
1. Connect the DC Input adapter cable to the EXP CD drive assembly.
2. Connect one end of the Parallel cable to EXP CD (26 pin small
connector), and connect the other end to computer parallel port.
(standard 25 connector)
3. Plug-in the AC adapter to a working AC receptacle.
You are now ready to install the software.
CAUTION
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS 95/98
Check all the connection as states in the “Hardware Installation” section.
From the Desktop Click ‘My Computer’ icon, ‘Control Panel’ and then ‘Add
New Hardware’
1. Click "Next>" to begin.
2. When prompted whether to search for your new hardware,
Select "No" and click "Next>".
The CD and electronic components installed on the CD ReWriter are very
sensitive to damage from static electricity. Before handling the unit, touch a
grounded metal surface. DO NOT connect/disconnect the CD ReWriter unit
to/from the parallel cable when the system is in power-on state.
3. Open "SCSI controllers". Click "Have Disk...".
4. Insert Installation Diskette into the drive selected,
then click "OK". If you're installing from a directory
containing downloaded installation files, specify the full
path of the directory and click "OK".
5. Select "F.I.T. Parallel-Port Trans-Series Win95/98 Driver",
and click "Next>".
6. Click "Finish" to complete installation.
7. Remove Installation diskette.
8. Restart system, when prompted.
VERIFY YOUR INSTALLATION
From “desk top” click on “my computer” icon.
There should be addition CD-ROM drive’s icon
displayed.
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS NT 4.0
Due to user interface similarity of the Windows 95 and the Windows
NT 4.0. The installation procedure is identical to the one for Windows
95.
INSTALLATION FOR PCMCIA INTERFACE (OPTIONAL)
NOTE: The PC Card interface is sold separately as an option component
for the CD ReWriter. Please contact EXP, if you wish to purchase
the PC Card.
HARDWARE INSTALLATION
If install on a NT station, make sure you turn OFF all power to your system
before connecting the CD ReWriter to your computer. However, you are
allowed to install the CD with power while using Windows 95/98, because
OS support plug-and-play.
1. Connect the PCMCIA interface card to the CD ReWriter drive.
Push firmly until the CD-RW connector is seated, and then tighten
the two screws on the cable connector.
2. Place the CD drive in the horizontal position.
3. Consult your computer’s documentation to locate the PCMCIA
slot.
4. Align the PCMCIA interface card with the arrow sign pointing to
the computer’s slot. (Please note that the card is keyed to guide
for proper orientation.)
5. Slowly insert the PCMCIA interface card into the slot and press
firmly until the card is seated.
6. You are now ready to install the CD ReWriter device driver.
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS 95/98
The “New Hardware Found” dialog box* will appear when you insert the CD
ReWriter card under Windows 95 for the very first time.
Select “Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer” and click on
the OK button. Insert the CD ReWriter device driver disk into your floppy
drive. (If the dialog box does not appear, please refer to the “Trouble Shooting” section.)
If a dialog box come up select the CD-ROM , then click OK.
* Your dialog box may be different from the one shown depending on your Windows 95 version
CAUTION
The CD drive and electronic components installed on the CD ReWriter are
very sensitive to damage from static electricity. Before handling the unit,
touch a grounded metal surface. DO NOT connect/disconnect the CD
ReWriter unit to/from the parallel cable when the system is in power-on state.
For user with a newer revision of Windows 95 od Windows 98, “Update
Device Driver Wizard” box * will appear. Click on “Next” button, let
Windows 95 search for driver. Make sure to insert the CD device driver
diskette into your floppy drive.
(If the dialog box does not appear, please refer to the “Trouble Shooting” section.)
Click on the “Finish”
button.
VERIFY YOUR INSTALLATION
From “Desk Top” click on “My Computer”
icon. There should be addition CD-ROM
drive’s icon displayed.
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS NT 4.0
PC CARD Interface
Currently there is no Plug and Play support for PC Card (PCMCIA) on the
Windows NT 4.0. User can install the device driver without the PC Card,
however after you finishing the installation you should insert the PC Card
before restart the computer.
Follow the instructions to install the device driver:
Click on My Computer > Control Panel > SCSI Adapters.
Choose Drivers tab and the click on “Add”. From the Install Driver click
“Have Disk” button.
Install from disk dialog box will prompt for device driver diskette.
Either using “Browse” button or type in the path A:\winnt the click OK to
finishing the installation.
Make sure to insert the CD PC Card into the PC Card slot before restart the
computer.
VERIFY YOUR INSTALLATION
After computer boot up from “Desk Top” click
on “My Computer” icon. You should have an
addition CD-ROM icon.
INSTALLING THE APPLICATION SOFTWARE
From “Start” go to “Setting”, “ Control Panel” then “Add/Remove Program”
Click on “Install” button. The installation program will search for ‘Setup.exe’
program from the CD-ROM. Usually the application will start automatically.
If not click “Browse” button then open the sub-folder contain the setup
program.
Follow the program instructions to create your own CD. Most of the CD
related program would allow you create both CD-Audio and data CD.
WARNING
If you are using the CD Rewriter or software supply by EXP Computer Inc. to
reproduce copyright data, you must obtain permission from the copyright
owner. Consult your legal adviser before you proceed. You may be violate the
copyright law if you do not own the copyright data or have the permission
TROUBLE SHOOTING
PARALLEL PORT INTERFACE
Symptom: No additional drive icon in “My Computer”. The EXP CD driver
installed without any incident.
Solution:
1. Check your cable connection, along with the AC adapter at the
wall receptacle make sure there is no lose connection. The
green LED on the front of EXP CD assembly should lit up.
2. Check your computer CMOS or BIOS setup. Some computer
allows user to set printer type to be: Standard, EPP Only or Bidirectional. A setting to “EPP Only” is preferred for a better
performance.
3. Check if other hardware devices are connected to the same
parallel port. Daisy-chaining with other hardware devices is
NOT recommended. Other devices include but not limited to
the following: security device (key, lock), audio port, parallel-to
SCSI device, tape backup device, network device, A/B switch,
printer-sharing device.
4. If you connect the equipment in daisy-chain fashion, always
turn on the device farthest away from the computer first (in this
case the EXP CD), then turn on the device next on the chain.
Turn the computer last.
Symptom: The EXP CD starts to become excessively slow or behave
differently on a battery-powered notebook computer.
Solution: If you are using a notebook or laptop computer, without the AC
adapter. The performance of the parallel port may become
sluggish and unreliable if the battery runs low. Try reconnecting
the AC adapter to your computer or recharging the battery.
Symptom: The EXP CD starts to become excessively slow or does not
work at all.
Solution: The parallel port on your machine may be able to a number of
different modes, standard, Bi-directional, EPP or ECP. These
different setting can effect performance of the EXP CD. In
some cases, the standard setting will even shut off signals the
EXP CD needs, while if the same port is set to Bi-directional or
EPP produce an excellent performance.
PCMCIA INTERFACE
Symptom: No “New Hardware Found” dialog box display.
Solution: 1. The EXP card is NOT fully inserted.
The card status will show empty if Windows PCMCIA driver
did not detect any card. Some time, there is other dialog box
displayed, and the PC Card Properties still show empty. You
may need to disable such a program (i.e. CardWork,
CardWiz) consult your notebook User Manual.
2. The 32-bit card support is NOT enabled.
To enable the 32-bit support, click on “Start”, “Settings”,
“Control Panel” from the “Control Panel” folder Click on PC
Card (PCMCIA)
If you see the screen below, it means the PCMCIA device driver
is not using 32-Bit Card Support. Follow on screen instructions
by except all the default setting. At the end of the installation,
you will be asked to restart the computer.
After the computer restart, you can insert the EXP CD card, at
this time the “New Hardware Found” or “Update Device Driver
Wizard” dialog box will be displayed.
3. No PC Card (PCMCIA) icon in Control Panel
If the PCMCIA Socket is not found, then you must add a
PCMCIA socket to your system. Please click on the “Add New
Hardware” icon in the Control Panel folder and select “PCMCIA
socket”. Select the appropriate type of PCMCIA Controller that
matches yours (call your notebook manufacturer for detail) and
follow the on-screen instruction.
Symptom: No additional drive icon in “My Computer”.
The EXP CD driver installed without any incident.
Solution: 1. System resources for the EXP CD are not available.
Click on “Start”, “Settings”, “Control Panel” from the “Control
Panel” folder Click on “System” then “Device Manager”
The EXP entry may
have a yellow circle
with an exclamation
point.
This is an indication
that the EXP CD did
not working properly.
Double click on EXP entry line and then select “Resources” You
can make some change to the following entry:
‘Basic Configuration
xxxx’, I/O Range,
and Interrupt
request.
During resources
changing, observe
the “Conflicting
Device List”. You
should select the
resource(s), which
the “Conflicting
device list” shows
“No Conflict ”
2. Device Manager shows resource for the EXP CD is available
and there is no conflicting device.
In some computer, the I/O Range XXX, Interrupt Request 15
may be use by a built-in secondary IDE controller. Try changing
the interrupt to 9,10 or 11. You can also try different I/O
addresses.
3. The EXP entry may have a yellow circle with an exclamation
point. Device Manager shows resource for the EXP CD is
available and there is no conflicting device.
Check all connection to the EXP CD drive assembly, such as AC
Adapter. Your notebook PC Card sockets may not have enough
power for the EXP CD. If you already connect the AC adapter,
make sure to secure all connectors and the adapter plug into a
good AC out let.
4. The EXP CD and the ‘Standard IDE/ESDI Hard Disk Controller’
entry have a yellow circle with an exclamation point.
Your notebook may have been infected with some kind of
computer virus. The virus disabled Windows 95 32-bit device
driver for the hard disk. The EXP CD requires the driver for its
operation. Check the “Performance” tab to confirm the
symptom.
You need to run an anti-virus program first, once the 32-bit
driver is running the EXP CD will be installed.
REMOVING OR RE-INSTALLING THE DRIVER
PARALLEL PORT INTERFACE
Go to “My Computer” icon, “Control Panel”, “System”,“ Device Manager”
Click on “SCSI Controller ”. The EXP CD should be listed
To remove EXP CD-ROM.
• Click on the EXP entry line (F.I.T. …) then click “Remove” button.
You may need to restart the computer to complete the task.
To reinstall EXP CD-ROM.
• Click on “Refresh” button, either the “New Hardware Found”or
“Update Device Driver Wizard” will be displayed.
Follow the instruction on Installation for “Parallel Port Interface” section.
PCMCIA INTERFACE (OPTIONAL)
If you need to remove or reinstalling the driver, make sure the EXP
CD-ROM disk card is inserted.
• Go to “My Computer” icon, “Control Panel”, “System”,“ Device
Manager” Click on “Hard Disk Controller”. The EXP CD should be
listed
To remove EXP CD-ROM.
• Click on the EXP entry line then click “Remove” button. You may
need to restart the computer to complete the task.
To reinstall EXP CD-ROM.
• Click on “Refresh” button, either the “New Hardware Found”
or “Update Device Driver Wizard” will be displayed.
Follow the instruction on “Installation for PCMCIA Interface” section.
APPENDIX A
FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS
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 try to correct the interference by one or
more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the Distance between the equipment and 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
CHANGE OR MODIFICATIONS NOT EXPRESSLY APPROVED BY
PARTY RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLIANCE COULD VOID THE
USER’S AUTHORITY TO OPERATE THE EQUIPMENT.
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