Aopen crw5232aaopro User Manual

Bad connection between 
IDE cable and your 
CD-R/RW drive. 

y

 

Ensure that cables or IDE connectors are not 
damaged, bent or dented. Check especially the 
pins. 

Conflicts with other IDE 
devices. 

y

 

Ensure the Master/Slave device setting of 
CD-R/RW is not conflict with the other IDE 
device connected to the same IDE port. 

No drive recognition 

Using other writing software 
which not supports your 
CD-R/RW drive. 

y

 

Use the writing software provided with this 
CD-R/RW drive. When using other software, 
ensure your CD-R/RW drive is supported by 
contacting the software supplier. 

Using other writing software 
which not supports your 
CD-R/RW drive. 

y

 

Use the writing software provided with this 
CD-R/RW drive. When using other software, 
ensure your CD-R/RW drive is supported by 
contacting the software supplier. 

Disc inserted upside down.

y

 

Reinsert the disc with label side up. 

No power. 

y

 

Check if the power cord is securely connected to 
the connector. 

IDE cable isn’t connected 
properly 

y

 

Ensure the cable of IDE connectors are not 
damaged, bent or dented. Check especially the 
pins. 

Cannot write 

Install more than one CD 
writing software   
simultaneously. 

y

 

Remove other writing software. Just keep one 
software on your harddisk. 

Wrote with another writing 
software 

y

 

If different writing software is used comparing to 
the previous writing, errors may occur. Use 
always the same writing software. 

Cannot add writing on 
CD-RW 

Short of CD-R/RW capacity

y

 

Capacity of CD-R/RW media is limited to 650MB 
(74 min-type) including lead-in, lead-out and 
TOC data. Use a new CD-R/RW media if the 
capacity is insufficient for the additional data. 

CD-R/RW media not 
compatible with the highest 
speed. 

y

 

Use the highest speed compatible discs or writ 
with lower speed. 

Defective CD-R/RW media.

y

 

CD-R/RW media may be dirty, scratched or 
damaged. Rewrite on another CD-R/RW media.

Using other writing software 
not bundled with your 
CD-R/RW. 

y

 

Use the writing software provided with this 
CD-R/RW drive. When using other software, 
ensure your CD-R/RW drive is supported by 
contacting the software supplier. 

Source Drive not support 
highest speed on the fly. 

y

 

Copy all files to harddisk, then write from 
harddisk to CD-R. Otherwise, pls slow down 
writing speed. 

Source Disc is bad-quality

y

 

Make image files then burn image file onto the 
CD-R/RW disc. 

Cannot write at highest 
speed 

DMA function disable 

y

 

Ensure to enable DMA function on both source 
and target drives.