Samsung SH-W08A User Manual

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Installing Device Driver and Confirming

Index

Main Page

Safety Precautions

Safety Precautions

During Installation

During Operating

Others

Installing DVD±R/RW Drive and
Connecting Cables

Installing Drive

Connecting Cables

How To Use The DVD±R/RW Drive

How to Use the Drive

How to Use DVD±R/RW and Other Discs

Deleting Utilities

Troubleshooting

Product Specifications

Features

Exterior

System Requirements

Features

The Installation

Firmware Update

Confirming the Installation of Device Driver

Installing the MS-DOS device driver

Storing/Cleaning Drive and Disc

Cleaning the Drive

Storing the Disc

Cleaning the Disc

When the on/off Light Blinks

Safety Precautions

Safety Precautions

This symbol indicates explanations about extremely dangerous matters. If users ignore this
symbol and handle the device the wrong way, serious injury or death could result.

This symbol indicates explanations about dangerous matters. If users ignore this symbol and
handle the device the wrong way, damage to home or property could result.

Important to read and understand at all times

Do not disassemble

Always make sure that the disc does not have a crack before use. If the disc has a crack (especially
around the center hole), it is recommended to make a copy immediately and use the copy instead.
When a cracked disc is used continuously, the size of the crack is likely to grow and this will
eventually result in irreparable damage to the disc.

Avoid low or high temperature environments.

Avoid high

Safety Precautions

During Installation

Do not drop the drive, and protect it from severe shocks.

- It can damage the drive or cause it to malfunction.

Do not place the drive in direct sunlight.

-humidity environments.

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During Operating

Handle with caution to prevent damage from external shock.

Do not drop the drive, and protect it from severe shocks.

- It can damage the drive or cause it to malfunction.

Do not move the drive while in operation and do not attempt to open
the disc tray by force.
Make sure to close all working programs before attempting to open the
tray and always use the open/close button.

Do not insert a pin into the emergency opening while in operation.

Do not insert hands in the tray while in operation.
This may cause damage to the product or human body

Do not use cracked, distorted or damaged discs.

In particular, a disc with a crack on the inner tracks may break
while in use.

Never allow food particles or foreign substances to enter the drive

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Others

casing.

To protect against the risk of fire, do not spill such liquids as
alcohol and benzene on the drive.

Do not disassemble, attempt to repair or modify the device
without express approval as directed in the manual.

- To reduce the risk of damage, electric shock, and fire.

Features

DVD±R/RW Drive
40-pin interface cable
audio cable
four screws to install the drive
drive installation instruction sheets
software programs
(software: Nero Express 6.3, InCD 4,WinDVD Creator, WinDVD Recorder, Intervideo DVD Copy,
Acrobat Reader 5.0, DirectX 9.0)

Features

You need to have an IBM-compatible PC with the following specifications.

Item Description

OS Microsoft Windows 98/2000/Me/XP(SP 1.0 or higher)

CPU 500MHz or greater IBM-compatible PC

RAM 128Mbytes or greater

HDD Access time 19 msec, transfer speed 6 Gbps or faster