LG GH24NSC0 Owners Manual - Page 3

Quick Set-up Guide To install of your product, please read this guide manual carefully and completely. Features • Serial ATA interface. • Power tray loading and ejection of disc. (The disc can also be ejected manually.) • Combination CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW, DVD-R DL, DVD+R/RW, DVD+R DL, DVD-RAM Drive functions into one drive. • Supports Region playback control Phase II. • Automatic buffer underrun error prevention technology. • You may experience lower write quality in case if you use disc products by some disc makers which those are not registered with the product's firmware. Therefore, it is recommended that you use only discs by recommended companies. And even if the write session is completed successfully, check the write quality before you put the disc in storage, especially in case of an important data backup. (Manufacturer is not responsible for any loss resulting from data backup failure.) • Under Windows 8 operating system, a specific mainboard with nVidia GeForce 7025 Chipset may cause an abnormal operation. Super Multi DVD Writer GH24 System Environment Computer This unit can be operated in the system environment explained here. System requirements VGA Card Memory Hard disk Interface Drive bay Power CPU: Motherboard that supports Serial ATA. (Recommended Pentium IV 3.2GHz or higher.) RAM:512MB or higher. 128MB or higher. 20GB or more free space. (The free space needed for writing depends on the quantity of data.) Serial ATA 13.34 cm (5.25-inch) half-height bay required +5V/+12V power socket required Software Required OS Windows 8.1, 8/ Windows 7/ Windows Vista(X86, X64)/ Windows XP [Home Edition/ Professional/Media Center Edition] with SP3 or higher,Direct X 9.0 or Higher is required. Recommended media CD-R : LG, Mitsubishi Kagaku Media, Verbatim, Taiyo Yuden or TDK discs are manufacturer recommended. CD-RW : Ricoh, Mitsubishi Kagaku Media, Verbatim discs are recommended. DVD-R : Mitsubishi Kagaku Media, Verbatim are recommended. DVD-RW : Mitsubishi Kagaku Media, Verbatim are recommended. DVD+R : Mitsubishi Kagaku Media, Verbatim are recommended. DVD+RW : Mitsubishi Kagaku Media, Verbatim are recommended. DVD-RAM : Maxell, Panasonic are recommended. M-Disc (DVD+R SL) : Millenniata DVD+R DL : Mitsubishi Kagaku Media, Verbatim are recommended. DVD-R DL : Mitsubishi Kagaku Media, Verbatim are recommended. * Compatibility problem in write/read function may occur with media depending on the media manufacturing quality. * Upon the media condition or some of user's enviroment the maximum speed sometimes could not be guaranteed. * Please visit http://www.m-disc.com to learn more about the M-DISCTM. Specifications Items General Host Interface Serial ATA Supported Discs DVD-ROM(Single/Dual), DVD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-R Dual layer, DVD+RW, DVD+R, DVD+R Double layer, DVD- RAM, M-Disc (DVD+R SL), CD-Digital Audio & CD-Extra, CD-Plus, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA-Ready, CD-I FMV, CD-TEXT, CD-Bridge, CD-R, CD-RW, Photo-CD (Single & Multi-Session), Video CD, DVD-VIDEO Disc Diameter 12cm/ 8cm (8cm disc can be used only with drive placed horizontally.) Mounting direction Horizontal/Vertical Read/Write Speed Write : DVD-R : 2 x, 4 x, 8 x, 16 x, 24 x DVD-RW : 2 x, 4 x, 6 x DVD+R : 2.4 x, 4 x, 8 x, 16 x, 24 x DVD+RW : 2.4 x, 4 x, 6 x, 8 x DVD+R DL : 2.4 x, 4 x, 8 x DVD-R DL: 4 x, 8 x DVD-RAM: 2 x, 3 x, 5 x CD-R: 16 x, 32 x, 40 x, 48 x M-Disc (DVD+R SL): 4 x CD-RW: 4 x, 10 x, 16 x, 24 x Read : DVD-ROM (Single/Dual) : 16 x/12 x max. DVD-R : 16 x max. DVD-RW : 13 x max. DVD+R: 16 x max. DVD+RW: 13 x max. DVD+R DL : 12 x max. DVD-RAM (Ver. 2.x): 5 x max. DVD-R DL: 12 x max. M-Disc (DVD+R SL): 12 x max. CD-R/ROM: 48 x max. CD-DA(DAE): 40 x max. CD-RW: 40 x max. ❋ The drive's appearance and specifications may change without prior notice. SVC Code: GH24NSB0 Items Burst transfer rate Average Access Buffer capacity MTBF Environmental Level When operating When not operating Electrical Power SATA Gen.1 1.5 Gbps CD-ROM: 125 ms (Typical) DVD-ROM : 145 ms (Typical) DVD-RAM (Ver. 2.x) : 270 ms (Typical) 0.5 MB 100000 Power On Hours (Duty Cycle 20 %) Temperature: 5 °C to 40 °C Humidity: 15 % to 85 % R.H. (non condensing) Temperature: -30 °C to 60 °C Humidity: 10 % to 90 % R.H. (non condensing) DC 5 V, DC 12 V Software Install the appropriate CD Recording Authoring Software before using this unit. * Please uninstall any previous CD burning software you may have loaded on your PC in order to prevent possible compatibility issues. Once you have installed the application software, you may (if you wish) begin to reinstall previous software, taking note for errors. We recommend using the drive with the latest software as some problems encountered when using the drive can be solved by updating the software. Worldwide corporate site : http://www.LG.com