Sony CRX300A User Manual

48X/24X/48X/16X Max. Combo

CD-RW/DVD-ROM Drive CRX

300A

Super Fast CD-RW/DVD-ROM Drive Compatible with Microsoft

Windows®98SE,

Windows

Millennium Edition,

Windows

2000 Professional,

or Windows

XP Home/Professional

Operating Systems

• Super Fast 48X max. CD-R and 24X max. CD-RW Burning

• 16X max. DVD-ROM Reading

• Power-Burn™ Conformed* Buffer Underrun Protection Technology

• Includes Software for CD burning and DVD Video playback

*Buffer underrun protection technology is conformed to

Sony’s Power-Burn™ drive specifications.

CRX300A

FEATURES AND BENEFITS

• Ultra quick 48X Max. CD-R burning, creates a full CD-R disc in about 2 minutes

• DVD-ROM reading and DVD Video Playback

• Ideal for sending pictures, video, and your own original music to others, or for backing up your system

• Power-Burn™ conformed* buffer underrun protection feature for smooth, reliable burns

• Comes with Nero® software for traditional CD burning tasks, InCD® software for easy “drag & drop” burning of files and folders to CD, and Cyberlink PowerDVD® software for watching DVD movies on your PC

• Internal EIDE/ATAPI drive for installation in a Microsoft® Windows® operating system environment

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SPECIFICATIONS

PART NUMBER CRX300A DRIVE TYPE Internal MEDIA & MODES SUPPORTED CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM (Mode 1 & Mode 2),

CD-ROM XA (form 1 & form 2), CD Audio, Video CD, CD Extra, Multi-Session, Packet Writing, DVD-ROM, DVD-Video

READ/WRITE SPEED CD-R Write: 8X, 12X, 16X CLV, 24 ~ 40X P-CAV,

48X CAV (turbo mode) max. CD-RW Write: 4X, 8X, 10X, 12X CLV, 16 ~ 24X CAV max. CD Read: 48X max. DVD Read: 16X max.

SUSTAINED DATA TRANSFER RATE 1,200 kB/s (8X CD-R/RW read/write)

(CD-R/RW DISCS): 1,800 kB/s (12X CD-R/RW read/write)

3,600 kB/s (24X CD-R/RW read/write)

7,200 kB/s (48X CD-R read/write max.) RANDOM ACCESS TIME 90 ms CD, 100 ms DVD INTERFACE ATAPI/EIDE LOADING MECHANISM Motorized tray MOUNTING Vertical or Horizontal BURST TRANSFER RATE PIO Mode 4: 16.7 MB/s, Ultra DMA Mode 2: 33.3 MB/s BUFFER MEMORY 2 MB POWER REQUIREMENTS +5V / +12V V DC POWER CONSUMPTION +5V: 1.5A / +12V 1.5A DIMENSION (W x H x D) 5.75 x 1.63 x 7.49 inches WEIGHT Approx. 2.2 lbs. PACKAGE CONTENTS CRX300A Drive

ATAPI Cable

Software installation CD-ROM:

Nero® Burning ROM, InCD®, Cyberlink Power DVD® Mounting Screws Quick Start Guide Limited Warranty Card

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Intel

Pentium®II processor 400 Mhz or faster (or equivalent) CPU, 64 MB RAM, 1 GB available hard disk space recommended. Microsoft

Windows®98SE, Windows

Millennium Edition, Windows®2000 Professional, or Windows®XP Home/Professional operating systems

WARRANTY One Year Limited

*Buffer underrun protection technology is conformed to Sony’s Power-Burn™ drive specifications. PLEASE RECORD RESPONSIBLY. BEFORE COPYING ANYTHING ONTO A CD-RW OR CD-R DISC, PLEASE BE

SURE YOU ARE NOT VIOLATING COPYRIGHT LAWS. MOST SOFTWARE COMPANIES ALLOW YOU TO MAKE A BACK-UP OR ARCHIVE COPY OF SOFTWARE. CHECK THE TERMS OF YOUR SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS.

MEDIA COMPATIBILITY