Page 3 - Contents
ASUS DRW-0804P DVD ± R/RW drive 3 Contents Notices ................................................................................ 4 ASUS contact information ................................................ 5Safety Information ............................................................. 6 Installa...
Page 4 - Notices; Federal Communications Commission Statement; Canadian Department of Communications Statement
4 ASUS DRW-0804P DVD ± R/RW drive Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to thefollowing two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any interference received inc...
Page 5 - ASUS contact information; ASUS COMPUTER (Middle East and North Africa)
ASUS DRW-0804P DVD ± R/RW drive 5 ASUS contact information ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacific) Address 150 Li-Te Road, Peitou, Taipei, Taiwan 112 Telephone +886-2-2894-3447 Web site www.asus.com.tw Technical Support Telephone (MB/Component) +886-2-2890-7121 (English) (Notebook) +886-2-2890-7122 (En...
Page 6 - Safety Information; Installation Notices
6 ASUS DRW-0804P DVD ± R/RW drive Safety Information Observe the following precautions before installing and using the drive! Installation Notices Do not attempt to disassemble orrepair the drive. Opening the drivemay result to exposure to laserradiation. Do not use or place this devicenear magnetic...
Page 7 - Using the Device; Conventions used in this guide
ASUS DRW-0804P DVD ± R/RW drive 7 Using the Device • Use of any controls, adjustments, or procedures other than thosespecified in this manual may result to hazardous radiation exposure. • Do not attempt to disassemble the drive. • Do not move the device from a cold to a warm or hot environment.Drast...
Page 8 - Package Contents
8 ASUS DRW-0804P DVD ± R/RW drive Package Contents Upon opening your ASUS DRW-0804P drive package, check if all the following items are present and in good condition. If any of the items isdamaged or missing, contact your retailer immediately. • ASUS DRW-0804P internal DVD ± R/RW (IDE interface) • I...
Page 9 - Thank you for buying the ASUS DRW-0804P; Product introduction; Specifications
ASUS DRW-0804P DVD ± R/RW drive 9 Welcome! Thank you for buying the ASUS DRW-0804P Drive! Read the instructions and important information in this manual for properuse and installation of this device. Product introduction Specifications The DRW-0804P has the following specifications. Write Speeds 8X/...
Page 10 - Features
10 ASUS DRW-0804P DVD ± R/RW drive Features The ASUS DRW-0804P is a DVD ± R/RW drive capable of reading data from and writing data in DVD+R/RW or DVD-R/RW formats. The dualcompatibility feature of the drive allows you to create DVDs that can beplayed or read by most DVD-ROM drives and DVD players. T...
Page 11 - Emergency eject pinhole; Front panel
ASUS DRW-0804P DVD ± R/RW drive 11 1. Emergency eject pinhole The Emergency Eject Pinhole allows you to manually eject a disc whenthe Eject Button does not work due to power failure or softwareproblems. Insert the emergency eject pin or the tip of a paper clip intothis hole to manually eject the tra...
Page 12 - Rear panel; Audio output; Air vent
12 ASUS DRW-0804P DVD ± R/RW drive Rear panel 1. Audio output This connector is for an analog audio output cable. This connector iscompatible with “Molex 70553”. Pin Name Description 1 L Left channel audio output 2 & 3 G Ground 4 R Right channel audio output 2. Device configuration jumper These ...
Page 13 - Installation; System requirements
ASUS DRW-0804P DVD ± R/RW drive 13 Installation System requirements Before installing the drive, make sure that your computer system meetsthe following requirements. • IBM-compatible Pentium ® III 700MHz or Celeron ® 700MHz or AMD Duron™ 850 MHz or higher PC • Windows ® 98SE/ME/2000/NT/XP operating ...
Page 14 - Setting the jumper terminals
14 ASUS DRW-0804P DVD ± R/RW drive M A Master Mode Cover the two pins labeled MA (see illustration)to set the drive as a secondary master drive.Select this mode if your computer supports fourIDE devices. The computer hard drive is set asPrimary Master. Slave Mode Cover the two pins labeled SL (see i...
Page 15 - Installing the device
ASUS DRW-0804P DVD ± R/RW drive 15 2. Carefully insert the drive into the bay and push it inward until it is flushed to the chassis front panel. The holes on the sides of the driveshould align with the holes on the drive bay. 1. Remove the cover of an empty 5.25-inch external drive bay. Installing t...
Page 17 - Connecting the drive cables
ASUS DRW-0804P DVD ± R/RW drive 17 Connecting the drive cables 1. Connect the power cable plug to the power connector on the rear panel. 2. Connect the 40-pin IDE cable plug to the IDE connector, matching the red pin stripe on the cable with Pin 1 on the connector. 3. If your computer has a sound ca...
Page 18 - Drive basics; Placing a disc into the drive
18 ASUS DRW-0804P DVD ± R/RW drive Drive basics Placing a disc into the drive 1. Press the eject button on the front of the drive to eject the tray. 2. When the drive tray ejects out of the drive, place the disc on the tray with the label (printed) side up.
Page 19 - Ejecting a disc from the drive
ASUS DRW-0804P DVD ± R/RW drive 19 3. Press the drive eject button or lightly push the center of the drive tray to load the tray back into the drive. Ejecting a disc from the drive 1. Press the eject button on the front of the drive to eject the tray.2. Carefully remove the disc from the tray.3. Pre...
Page 20 - Using the emergency eject pinhole
20 ASUS DRW-0804P DVD ± R/RW drive Using the emergency eject pinhole The emergency eject pinhole on the front panel of the drive allows you tomanually eject the drive tray and remove a disc from the drive in case: • the supply of power to the computer is cut due to electrical poweroutage, or • the d...
Page 21 - Using compact discs; Cleaning a disc
ASUS DRW-0804P DVD ± R/RW drive 21 Using compact discs Take note of the instructions in this section when using compact discs.These instructions will help you avoid damaging the discs and your drive. Cleaning a disc Spray the disc with compressed air for about five seconds to get rid of thedust on a...
Page 22 - Technical information; Environmental specifications
22 ASUS DRW-0804P DVD ± R/RW drive Technical information Environmental specifications Temperature Operation: +5 ° C to +45 ° C Storage: - 20 ° C to +60 ° C Humidity Operation: 5% to 85% non-condensing Storage: 5% to 90% non-condensing Vibration Operation: 0.2G peak at 10 ~ 300 Hz Storage: 1.5G peak ...
Page 23 - DVD region codes
ASUS DRW-0804P DVD ± R/RW drive 23 DVD region codes DVDs and DVD players are regionally coded to protect the DVD industryfrom piracy and unfair promotions. For example, a DVD encoded forRegion 1 may only be played on a Region 1 DVD-ROM or DVD player.Regional codes on DVDs are optional. All DVD playe...
