Page 3 - Contents
ASUS CRW-5232AS-U external CD-RW 3 Contents Notices ................................................................................ 4ASUS contact information ................................................ 5Safety information ............................................................. 6Conventio...
Page 4 - Notices; Federal Communications Commission Statement; Canadian Department of Communications Statement
4 ASUS CRW-5232AS-U external CD-RW 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 in...
Page 5 - ASUS contact information; Technical Support; ASUS COMPUTER (Middle East and North Africa)
ASUS CRW-5232AS-U external CD-RW 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 (E...
Page 6 - Safety information; Installation Notices
6 ASUS CRW-5232AS-U external CD-RW 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 magneti...
Page 7 - Using the device; Conventions used in this guide
ASUS CRW-5232AS-U external CD-RW 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.Dras...
Page 8 - Package contents
8 ASUS CRW-5232AS-U external CD-RW Package contents Upon opening your ASUS CRW-5232AS-U external CD-RW package,check if all the following items are present and in good condition. If any ofthe items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer immediately. • ASUS CRW-5232AS-U external CD-RW drive • A...
Page 9 - Product introduction; Specifications
ASUS CRW-5232AS-U external CD-RW 9 Refer to the section “Technical information” on page 26 for detailedspecifications. Welcome! Thank you for buying the ASUS CRW-5232AS-U external drive! To ensure proper installation and use of this device, read the instructionsand other important information contai...
Page 10 - Features; TM technology; The ASUS
10 ASUS CRW-5232AS-U external CD-RW Features The ASUS CRW-5232AS-U is an external CD-RW drive with 52x Write,32x ReWrite, and 52x Read capabilities. The drive complies with theUniversal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB 2.0) specifications and comes equippedwith the latest innovative technologies in CD recording....
Page 12 - Double Dynamic Suspension System (DDSS II)
12 ASUS CRW-5232AS-U external CD-RW Double Dynamic Suspension System (DDSS II) The DDSS II is an enhanced follow-up to the DDSS anti-vibration systemdeveloped by ASUS. The DDSS CD-ROM technology is designed toreduce the vibration generated from spindle rotation of over 8900 rpm of40X CD-ROM drives. ...
Page 13 - Constant Angular Velocity (CAV) recording
ASUS CRW-5232AS-U external CD-RW 13 Constant Angular Velocity (CAV) recording The drive employs the Constant Angular Velocity (CAV) recording method.With CAV recording, the drive spindle motor rotates the disc at the samespeed regardless of the radial position of the pickup head. This means thatther...
Page 14 - Headphone volume dial; This tray holds the disc.; Emergency eject pinhole; Front panel
14 ASUS CRW-5232AS-U external CD-RW 1. Headphone jack This jack allows you to connect a headphone with a stereo mini-plug. Ifyou enable the digital CD audio properties for this device, the audio out function of this jack is disabled. 2. Headphone volume dial To adjust volume of headphone connected, ...
Page 15 - Rear panel; This jack is for the AC adaptor power cable.
ASUS CRW-5232AS-U external CD-RW 15 Rear panel 9. USB connector A standard Universal Serial Bus (USB 2.0) plug and play interface. 10. Power switch Turns the power supply ON or OFF. Switching to “|” icon means ONand switching to “O” side means OFF. 11. Power jack This jack is for the AC adaptor powe...
Page 16 - Installation; System requirements
16 ASUS CRW-5232AS-U external CD-RW Installation System requirements Before installing and using the drive, make sure that your computersystem meets the following requirements. • IBM-compatible Pentium ® II - 333 MHz or higher PC • Windows ® 98SE/ME/2000/XP operating system • At least 64MB RAM (128M...
Page 17 - Connecting the drive cables; Connect the USB cord B series plug to the USB 2.0 connector on the
ASUS CRW-5232AS-U external CD-RW 17 Connecting the drive cables 1. Connect the USB cord B series plug to the USB 2.0 connector on the drive. 2. Connect the USB cord A series plug to the USB 2.0 connector on your PC. 3. Connect the adapter cable to DC IN power connector.4. Connect the adapter power c...
Page 18 - Installing the device driver; Windows; Next; Specify the location of the driver; Browse
18 ASUS CRW-5232AS-U external CD-RW Installing the device driver (for Windows ® 98/98SE/ME users) Windows ® 98/98SE/ME users need to install the device driver for the PC to recognize the new hardware installed. A device driver is the program thatmakes a device work within the operating system (OS). ...
Page 19 - OK; The specific location of the drive; to start using your
ASUS CRW-5232AS-U external CD-RW 19 8. Locate the folder “ USB_RW_DRIVER ” in the CD. Click OK . 9. The specific location of the drive appears on the combo list box.Click Next . 10. After searching, the location of the driver appears.Click Next . 11. Click Finish to start using your external drive!
Page 20 - Checking the drive in the System Properties; My Computer; icon on your desktop.; Properties; tab on the system properties dialog box.
20 ASUS CRW-5232AS-U external CD-RW Checking the drive in the System Properties To make sure that the drive is recognized by the computer, follow thesesteps to check the system properties. 1. Right-click My Computer icon on your desktop. 2. On the pop-up menu, click Properties . 3. Click the Device ...
Page 21 - Unplugging the device properly
ASUS CRW-5232AS-U external CD-RW 21 Unplugging the device properly Make sure that you properly unplug or disconnect the device from thecomputer to avoid computer crash or possible data loss. Follow these steps to safely unplug the drive. 1. Locate the Unplug or Eject Hardware icon found in the taskb...
Page 22 - Placing a disc into the drive; Press the eject button on the front of the drive to eject the tray.
22 ASUS CRW-5232AS-U external CD-RW CD-RW 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 side facing up. HORIZONTAL VERTICAL HORIZONTAL VERTICA...
Page 23 - to load the tray back into the drive.; Ejecting a disc from the drive
ASUS CRW-5232AS-U external CD-RW 23 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. ...
Page 24 - Using the emergency eject pinhole; the drive malfunctions
24 ASUS CRW-5232AS-U external CD-RW Using the emergency eject pinhole The emergency eject pinhole on the front of the drive allows you tomanually eject the drive tray and remove a disc from the drive in thefollowing instances: • supply of power to the computer is cut due to electrical power outage •...
Page 25 - Hold a disc by the edges. Do not touch the disc surface.
ASUS CRW-5232AS-U external CD-RW 25 Using compact discs Take note of the instructions in this section when using compact discs.These instructions will help you avoid damaging discs and your CD-RWdrive. Cleaning a disc Spray the disc with compressed air for about five seconds to get rid of thedust on...
Page 26 - Technical information; Environmental specifications
26 ASUS CRW-5232AS-U external CD-RW Technical information Environmental specifications Temperature Operation 0 ° C < to < 45 ° C Storage - 20 ° C to < 60 ° C Humidity Operation 20% to 80% non-condensing Storage 15% to 85% non-condensing Vibration Operation 0.3G peak at 5 ~ 500 Hz Storage 2....
Page 29 - ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (
3 CRW-5232AS-U ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.( ) 150 886-2-2894-3447 0800-093-456886-2-2890-7698http://taiwan.asus.com.tw/ ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL ( ) 44370 Nobel Drive, Fremont, CA 94538, USA+1-502-995-0883+1-502-933-8713[email protected] +1-502-995-0883+1-502-933-8713[email protected]http://www.asus.co...
Page 36 - CD; (Flexible and Strategic Writing Speed Technology)
10 CRW-5232AS-U CRW-5232AS-U 52 32 52 USB2.0 CD FlextraSpeed TM 5 0 / (OPC) FlextraSpeed TM (Flexible and Strategic Writing Speed Technology) FlextraSpeed TM
Page 37 - Flexible and Strategic Writing; F l e x t r a L i n k
11 CRW-5232AS-U FlextraLink TM FlextraLink TM Flexible and Strategic Writing T e c h n o l o g y Buffer Underrun 1 % FlextraLink TM FlextraLink TM FlextraLink TM Write Data Data Data Data Write Data Write Data Data Data Write Data FlextraLink TM F l e x t r a L i n k T M
Page 38 - DDSSII; Double Dynamic Suspension System II
12 CRW-5232AS-U DDSSII DDSSII Double Dynamic Suspension System II D D S S DDSS 40 8900 r p m Dynamic Mass DDSSII 50 10000 rpm DDSSII DDSS Tracking F o c u s i n g 1 0 0 0 0 r p m DDSS DDSSII
Page 39 - CAV Constant Angular Velocity; CAV
13 CRW-5232AS-U CAV CAV Constant Angular Velocity CAV CAV 48x 40x 32x 24x 16x 8x 0x 52x
Page 41 - USB
Page 42 - IBM
16 CRW-5232AS-U / IBM Pentium II 333MHz Windows 98SE/ME/2000/ XP 64MB 128MB
Page 44 - Windows 98SE; I N F
18 CRW-5232AS-U Windows 98SE Windows 98SE CRW-5232AS-U 1. USB 2. 3. 4. 6. Windows 98SE TM - 7. I N F 5.
Page 45 - INF
