Visit the Customer Support homepage of the Samsung Electronics Optical Media Solution Division (http://samsungelectronics.com) to find out about the latest Samsung ODD firmwares and learn how to use them. Select Language English Index Main Page 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 Storing/Cleaning Drive and Disc Cleaning the Drive Storing the Disc Cleaning the Disc When the on/off Light Blinks Deleting Utilities Troubleshooting Product Specifications 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. 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. Avoid low or high temperature environments. Avoid high-humidity environments. Safety Precautions Veiligheidsinstructies 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. Safety Precautions Veiligheidsinstructies Others 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. 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 OS CPU RAM HDD Description Microsoft Windows 98/2000/Me/XP(SP 1.0 or higher) 500MHz or greater IBM-compatible PC 128Mbytes or greater Access time 19 msec, transfer speed 6 Gbps or faster Features Versatile Multimedia Features DVD-R : Read / Write DVD+R : Read / Write DVD-ROM : Read DVD-RAM : Read Supports Read (playback) for various types of discs See table below for details Disc Type CD-STAMP CD CD-R CD-RW DVD-STAMP DVD-R For General Ver 2.1 DVD DVD-RW Ver 1.1 DVD+R Basic Ver 1.11 DVD+RW Basic Ver 1.2 DVD-RAM Read Ver 2.1 Writable : write once, read many times. Rewritable : write data one or more times. Writable × O (O) × O (O) O (O) × Rewritable × × O × × O × O × Read O O O O O O O O O DVD-RW : Read / Write / Rewrite allowed DVD+RW : Read / Write / Rewrite allowed CD-R : Read / Write CD-RW : Read / Write / Rewrite allowed 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 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) 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. and Connecting Cables Installing DVD R/RW Drive 1. Turn the PC off. 2. Open the cover as shown in the picture. 3. If necessary, attach the support devices on both sides of the drive - The support devices are PC accessories. Purchase a pair if necessary. 4. Insert the DVD±R/RW Drive after removing the plate as below and Connecting Cables Installing DVD R/RW Drive Connecting the Power Cable Hold the power cable (with four pins) in the power box within the computer with the cutoff edges( facing up and connect it to the power port in the back of the DVD±R/RW Drive ) 1 +5V DC A - Cutoff edges 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 +12V DC Improperly connected power cable may cause malfunction. Check the direction of the power cable and the cutoff edges before connecting the cable. Connecting E-IDE Cable When you use one E-IDE cable Set the jumper to SL (slave) in the Master/Slave port in the back of the DVD±R/RW Drive. and Connecting Cables Installing DVD R/RW Drive a b c : Slave Drive (Select the SL jumper) : HDD : MotherBoard When you use two E-IDE cables Set the jumper to MA (Master) in the Master/Slave port in the back of the DVD±R/RW Drive. When you have one DVD±R/RW Drive: Set it to MA (Master) a c e : Master Drive (Select the MA jumper) : Motherboard : Secondly 1 b d : HDD : Primary 1 When you have one DVD±R/RW Drive and the other ODD products: Set it to MA (Master) / SL (Slave), and Connecting Cables Installing DVD R/RW Drive a c e : Master Drive (Select the MA jumper) : HDD : Primary 1 b d f : Slave Drive (Select the SL jumper) : Motherboard : Secondly 1 Connecting the Jumper to the Master/Slave Port Connect the jumper to the slot in the back of the DVD±R/RW Drive. When you connect the jumper to MA (Master), the drive runs as the master, and when you connect it to SL (Slave), the drive runs as the slave. When you connect it to CS (CSEL), you can control the device using the host interface signal CSEL. (Connection to MA is recommended.) MA : Master SL : Slave CS : Cable Select(CSEL) Connecting the Audio Cable (When Connected to the Sound Card) To listen to the sound from the drive in Analog mode, connect the audio output on the DVD±R/RW drive to the audio input of the sound card using an audio cable (4-pin). Installing Device Driver and Confirming the Installation 1. Go to http://samsung-ODD.com 2. Click Firmware on the menu bar (in the upper right-hand corner). 3. Click "Download Live Update Full Version." (Click Firmware Downloads to manually download Firmware; select a drive model from the list and click to start downloading.) Installing Device Driver and Confirming the Installation Confirming Using [Device Manager] Windows 98/Me 1. Click [Start] - [Settings] - [Control Panel] [System] 2. Click on the [Device Manager] tab in the System Properties window. 3. Click CDROM drive in the Device Manager window. 1 in the picture in the left appear if the driver is installed properly. Windows 2000 1. Click [Start] - [Settings] - [Control Panel] [System] 2. Click on the [Hardware] tab in the System Properties window and then click on the [Device Manager] tab. 3. Click DVD/CD-ROM drive in the Device Manager window. 1 in the picture in the left appear if the driver is installed properly. Windows XP 1. Go to [Start] - [Settings] - [Control Panel] [Performance and Maintenance] 2. Click [Administrative Tools] icon in the Performance and Maintenance window. 3. Click [Computer Management] icon in the Administrative Tools window. 4. Click [Device Manger] icon in the Administrative Tools window and then click DVD/CD-ROM drive. 1 in the picture in the left appear if the driver is installed properly. Installing Device Driver and Confirming the Installation Automatic Setup The device driver is located in the 'Dos_driver' folder of the CD which is provided with the DVD±R/RW Drive 1. Insert the CD provided with the DVD±R/RW Drive and open the 'Dos_driver' folder. 2. Run the CDSETUP.EXE file in the 'Dos_driver' folder. 3. When Setup is successfully completed, click 'OK' button or press the 'Enter' key. 4. Reboot the computer. The MS-DOS device driver is used to detect a DVD-MULTI drive in MS-DOS and supports only the read function as in the case of a CD-ROM drive. We recommend that you not install the MS-DOS device driver when you use the record function. Manual Setup 1. Make the C:\SAMSUNG directory. 2. Copy the files from the CD provided with the DVD±R/RW Drive to the C:\SAMSUNG directory. To do so, type "COPY D:\Dos_driver *.* C:\SAMSUNG" after the C:\ prompt and press [Enter]. 3. Edit the 'CONFIG.SYS' file. Add the DEVICE=C:\SAMSUNG\SSCDROM.SYS \D:SSCD000 /UDMA entry. 4. Edit the 'AUTOEXEC.BAT' file. Add the C:\SAMSUNG\MSCDEX/D:SSCD000 entry. 5. Reboot the computer. How To Use The DVD R/RW Drive When the On/Off light is orange, do not turn the PC off or remove the DVD±R/RW Drive as it may cause damage in the drive. How to Use a Horizontally Installed Drive You can use 3.15 Inch or 4.72 Inch (8cm or 12cm) discs. The drive cannot read the disc properly if any part of the disc is place outside the tray guiding line. How to Use a Vertically Installed Drive This drive can be installed vertically. You can use only the 4.72 Inch(12cm) discs. (You cannot use the 3.15 Inch(8cm) discs) The drive cannot read the disc properly if any part of the disc is place outside the tray guiding line. How To Use The DVD R/RW Drive The DVD±R/RW drive allows writing DVD±RW discs using Nero Express and enables "packet writing" (high-speed recording) using InCD. The drive also allows writing DVD±R discs using Nero Express. Unauthorized copying of DVD or software titles is illegal and the individuals that make illegal copies will be held responsible for any copyright infringement. Using low-quality discs may lengthen the recording time or not supporting due to reduction in double speed. You can use the DVD±R/RW Drive to playback music CDs, CD-ROM, CD-R/RW, or DVD-ROM discs, like a CD-ROM drive or a DVD-ROM drive. If your computer recognizes the [CD-ROM] icon designated to the DVD±R/RW Drive as the 'E:' drive, insert a CD-ROM or a DVD-ROM disc and access the 'E:' drive. (The actual drive letter of the DVD±R/RW Drive may vary depending on the user's system environment.) To Playback a DVD Video Disc : You need a DVD decoder board or the DVD decoder software program. (Provided with WinDVD Recorder) Use WinDVD Recorder to change the region code of the DVD±R/RW Drive. Deleting Utilities Click [Start] - [Setting] - [Control Panel] - [Add/Remove Programs] and a window as shown below appears. [ Windows 98 / Me ] Click the [Add/Remove] button to remove the program. [ Windows 2000 ] Click the [Add/Remove] button to remove the program. [ Windows XP ] Click the [Add/Remove] button to remove the program. 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