Samsung SH-W08A User manual

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Safety Precautions
Safety Precautions
During Installation
During Operating
Others
Features
Exterior
System Requirements
Features
Installing DVD±R/RW Drive and
Connecting Cables
Installing Drive
Connecting Cables
Installing Device Driver and Confirming
The Installation
Firmware Update
Confirming the Installation of Device Driver
Installing the MS-DOS device driver
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
Storing/Cleaning Drive and Disc
Cleaning the Drive
Storing the Disc
Cleaning the Disc
When the on/off Light Blinks
Index

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.
Safety Precautions
Safety Precautions

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.
Avoid low or high temperature environments.
Avoid high
-humidity environments.
During Installation
Safety Precautions

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.
During Operating
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Never allow food particles or foreign substances to enter the drive
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.
Others
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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
Features

Versatile Multimedia Features
DVD-R : Read / Write DVD-RW : Read / Write / Rewrite allowed
DVD+R : Read / Write DVD+RW : Read / Write / Rewrite allowed
DVD-ROM : Read CD-R : Read / Write
DVD-RAM : Read CD-RW : Read / Write / Rewrite allowed
Supports Read (playback) for various types of
discs
See table below for details
Disc Type Writable Rewritable Read
CD
CD-STAMP × × O
CD-R O × O
CD-RW (O) O O
DVD
DVD-STAMP × × O
DVD-R For General Ver 2.1 O × O
DVD-RW Ver 1.1 (O) O O
DVD+R Basic Ver 1.11 O × O
DVD+RW Basic Ver 1.2 (O) O O
DVD-RAM Read Ver 2.1 × × O
Writable : write once, read many times.
Rewritable : write data one or more times.
DVD Recommended Disc Types
DVD-R Media (8X / 4X / 2X, 4.7GB For General DISC)
Taiyo-Yuden / Taiyo-Yuden, TDK, Mitsubishi Chemical, Hitachi Maxell, Fuji Film, PVC, Panasonic,
RiTEK, CMC, UNIFINO / Taiyo-Yuden, TDK, Mitsubishi Chemical, Hitachi Maxell, PVC, Panasonic,
RiTEK, CMC
DVD-RW Media (4X / 2X)
TDK, Mitsubishi Chemical, JVC, PVC, RiTEK, CMC / TDK, Mitsubishi Chemical, JVC
DVD+R Media (8X / 4X / 2.4X)
Taiyo-Yuden / RICOH, Taiyo-Yuden, Mitsubishi Chemical, RiTEK, CMC / RICOH, Mitsubishi
Chemical, RiTEK, CMC, Prodisc, Optdisc
DVD+RW Media (4X / 2.4X)
RICOH, Mitsubishi Chemical, RiTEK, CMC / RICOH, Mitsubishi Chemical, RiTEK, CMC
CD Recommended Disc Types
CD-R Media (32X / 16X / 12X)
Taiyo-Yuden, RICOH, Mitsubishi Chemical, Hitachi Maxell, Fiji Film, RiTEK(Phtharo), CMC / Pioneer,
Mitsubishi Chemical, Princo, RiTEK(Cyanine), Princo / TDK, Mitsubishi Chemical
CD-RW Media (4X)
RICOH, Mitsubishi Chemical, RiTEK, CMC
HS CD-RW Media (10X)
RICOH, Mitsubishi Chemical, CMC
US CD-RW Media (16X)
Mitsubishi Chemical
Features

DVD-R (8x), DVD-RW (4x), DVD+R (8x), DVD+RW (4x), CD-R (32x), CD-RW (16x)
Ultra Speed CD-RW DISC(24X higher) does not support Recording.
We recommend using the 'Recommended Disc Types'.
When you use the other disc, may affect Reading / Recording of the data.
Buffer underrun prevention technology included
What is " buffer underrun prevention technology "?
A technology to prevent "buffer underrun" errors in which the data transmission speed is not as
fast as the data writing speed when data is being recorded on a CD.
Reading / Recording Speed
Reading Speed(MAX)
DVD-ROM(S)(12x), DVD-ROM(D)(8x), CD-ROM (40x),DVD-R (8x), DVD-RW (4.8x), DVD+R (8x),
DVD+RW (4.8x), CD-R (40x), CD-RW (24x), DVD-RAM Ver2.1 (2X)
Recording Speed(MAX)
Features