Creative Blaster CDRW 6424 User manual

Brand: Creative

Model: Blaster CDRW 6424

Type: User manual

Blaster CDRW 6424

User Guide

On-line Version

Getting Started

Creative Blaster CD-RW

Nero®-Burning ROM Software

Prassi™ abCD™ Software

Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Creative

Technology Ltd. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or

mechanical, including photocopying and recording, for any purpose without the written permission of Creative Technology Ltd.

The software described in this document is furnished under a license agreement and may be used or copied only in accordance

with the terms of the license agreement. It is against the law to copy the software on any other medium except as specifically

allowed in the license agreement. The licensee may make one copy of the software for backup purposes.

Version 1.0 (CLI)

July 1999

Sound Blaster, Creative, and the Creative logo are registered trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd. in the United States and/

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USA, Inc.

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Contents v

Contents

Introduction

Latest Information.......................................................................................................................................xi

System Requirements............................................................................................................................... xii

Firmware Version Number....................................................................................................................... xii

To check the Firmware version number...................................................................................... xii

Disk Backup.............................................................................................................................................. xii

Document Conventions........................................................................................................................... xiii

1 Installing Blaster CD-RW

What You Need............................................................................................................................................1

Installing the BlasterCD-RW Drive............................................................................................................2

Installing the Blaster CD-RW Software......................................................................................................4

Windows 95/98................................................................................................................................4

2 Advanced Configurations

Changing the Settings in Windows 95/98...................................................................................................7

Adding a CD-ROM Drive...........................................................................................................................8

In Windows 95/98............................................................................................................................8

3 Troubleshooting

CD-RW Drive ..............................................................................................................................................9

vi Contents

4 Using Prassi abCD

Introduction................................................................................................................................................11

Installing Prassi abCD...............................................................................................................................11

To Install abCD in Windows 95/98..............................................................................................11

To Uninstall abCD.........................................................................................................................12

Using Prassi abCD.....................................................................................................................................12

The Taskbar Icon...........................................................................................................................12

Mounting CD.................................................................................................................................12

Ejecting a Disc..............................................................................................................................13

Formatting a Disc..........................................................................................................................13

Notes...........................................................................................................................................................14

5 Using Ahead Software Nero - Burning Rom

Installing Nero in Windows 95/98 ...........................................................................................................15

To Uninstall Nero ..........................................................................................................................15

Starting Nero..............................................................................................................................................16

To check your

CD-RW drive..............................................................................................................................16

Creating Your First CD..............................................................................................................................17

To Create a Data CD (ISO9660)...................................................................................................17

To Create an Audio CD.................................................................................................................18

To Duplicate a CD.........................................................................................................................19

Troubleshooting.........................................................................................................................................21

More Support.................................................................................................................................24

Creative End-User

Software License

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Introduction xi

English

Introduction

Your Blaster CD-RW drive transforms your PC into an easy, fast, and economical internal personal CD

mastering system. Now you can archive your documents or multimedia content and create your own

CDs. Your CD-RW drive makes the copying, storage, and distribution of large files on CDs cost-

effective and reliable.

Latest Information

The README file on the disk labeled “Creative Drivers Disk” contains the latest information and

changes not available at the time this manual was printed. Please read the file before continuing.

To view the file in Windows 95/98:

1. Start Windows 95/98

2. Insert the disk into your floppy disk drive.

3. Open the My Computer window by double-clicking its icon.

4. Double-click the icon representing the drive containing your disk. The README file appears in

the folder.

5. Double-click the README file. The Windows 95 Notepad appears and displays the contents of

the README file.

To view the file in DOS:

1. Start your computer.

2. Insert the installation disk into your floppy drive.

3. Change to the drive containing the file. For example, type A: and press the ENTER key to

change to drive A.

4. Type README and press the ENTER key. The contents of the README file are displayed.

The colored insert in this manual

gives you information about your

CD-ROM drive, and contact

information for Creative Labs.

xii Introduction

System

Requirements

To use the Creative CD-RW drive and software, you need:

❒ 100 MHz Pentium® or above

❒ 10 MB of available space on your hard disk drive

❒ 16 MB RAM

❒ Microsoft® Windows® 95/98

❒ Available 5.25” half-height drive bay

❒ Available Enhanced IDE connector on the motherboard. (A slower PC or an ISA/VL-bus

interface may work, however, CD-ROM access time and transfer rate may be reduced.)

❒ 3.5” floppy drive

Firmware Version

Number

You need to take note of the firmware version number of your CD-RW drive. This number will enable

Technical Support to troubleshoot any problems involving your drive should you need to call our

Technical Support staff.

To check the Firmware

version number

1. Switch on the computer after you have installed the CD-RW drive.

2. Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel.

3. In the Control Panel window, double-click the System icon.

4. In the System Properties dialog box, click the Device Manager tab.

5. Double-click CDROM, select Creative CD-RW 6424E and click the Properties button.

6. In the Settings tabbed page of the Creative CD-RW 6424E Properties dialog box, note the

Firmware revision number shown.

Disk Backup

Before you start, make a backup copy of the original disk. Use the backup; keep the original in a safe

place.

Introduction xiii

English

Document

Conventions

The following typographical conventions are used throughout this document:

Bold

Bold face type identifies words and phrases that are to be entered exactly as shown. For

example:

SET SOUND=C:\SB16

Italic Italic type identifies words and phrases that are to be replaced by you. For example:

DEVICE=C:\SBCD\DRV\SBIDE.SYS /D:MSCD001 /P:xxx,yy

In the example, you must supply a value for xxx,yy.

Italic in the text emphasizes or identifies a word or phrase that is being defined. In this

document, it is also used to identify a button or menu item that you are to select: for

example, “Select the Play button on the main menu.”

ALL CAPS A word in all capital letters identifies a key you are to press. For example, “Select Yes

and press ENTER.”

The notepad icon indicates information that is of particular importance and should be

considered before continuing.

Designates a caution or warning that can help you avoid situations involving risk.

Installing Blaster CD-RW 1

English

Installing Blaster CD-RW

What You Need

Blaster CD-RW can be installed in our computer by attaching the drive to an enhanced IDE connector on

the motherboard. An ISA/Vl-bus interface may work, however, CD-ROM access time and transfer rate

may be reduced.

Data Cable

Screws for the

CD-RW Drive

CD Audio Cable

Phillips Screwdriver

(not included)

CD-RW

Software

Creative CD-RW

Drive

Driver

Installation

Disc

Installing your Blaster CD-RW

requires you to perform the

following steps:

• Install the CD-RW drive

• Install the Creative CD-RW

software

Refer to the colored insert for

specific information about the

CD-RW drive.

Installing Blaster CD-RW 2

Installing the

Creative

CD-RW Drive

To install the Creative CD-RW drive:

1. Turn off your computer, and

disconnect the power cable.

2. Disconnect the monitor and

other devices that are

connected to the back of the

computer.

3. Remove the computer cover.

4. Remove the cover from an

available 5¼” bay for the

Creative CD-RW drive.

5. Connect the data cable to the

rear of the Creative CD-RW

drive.

6. Optional: Connect the audio

cable to the rear of the

CD-RW drive.

Power Supply

Connector

Data Cable

Connector

CD Audio

Connector

Colored

Stripe

Pin 1

Before you remove the computer

cover, touch a grounded metal

surface to discharge static

electricity.

• When connecting the data cable,

align the cable’s colored stripe

to pin 1 on the CD-RW drive.

• See “Adding a CD-ROM Drive”

on page 8 if you connect the

CD-RW drive with an existing

hard drive or CD-ROM drive.

Installing Blaster CD-RW 3

English

7. Insert the drive into the open

5¼” bay, feeding the cables

through the bay.

8. Secure the CD-RW drive to

your computer’s frame using

the supplied screws.

9. Locate an available power

supply cable, and attach it to

the rear of the CD-RW drive.

10. Connect the data cable to an

available enhanced IDE

connector on your

motherboard, with the

cable’s colored stripe

connecting to pin 1.

11. Optional: Connect the CD

audio cable from your

CD-RW drive to your audio

card’s CD_IN connector.

12. Replace the computer cover.

13. Reconnect the power cable,

monitor, and other devices.

Power Supply

EIDE

Connector

Power Supply

Cable

Data Cable

The power supply is generally

located in a rear corner of your

computer, housed in a metal box

with several cables protruding

from it. If you do not have a spare

power supply cable, a splitter can

be purchased from your local

computer retailer.

Review your computer’s

documentation if you have

difficulty locating an enhanced

IDE connector on your

motherboard.

Installing Blaster CD-RW 4

Installing the

Creative CD-RW

Software

The Creative Drivers Disk contains drivers necessary to operate your Creative CD-RW drive.

Windows 95/98

The Creative CD-RW drive functions as a CD-ROM drive in Windows once it is connected correctly to

the Enhanced IDE connector on your motherboard. To use the read-write features, you must install the

Creative CD-RW software.

To install the Creative CD-RW software:

1. Turn on the power to your computer.

2. When Windows boots, choose the button on the task bar. The Start menu is displayed.

3. Choose Run... on the Start menu.

The Run dialog is displayed.

4. Insert the Drivers Disk into the

floppy drive.

5. On the Run dialog, enter

A:\SETUP (A: is your floppy

drive) and choose OK. The

installation program prepares the

InstallShield Wizard to guide you

through the application setup.

Your installation procedure and the

on-screen display may differ from

what is shown and described here

depending your computer’s

operating system, its version, and

the computer’s configuration.

Installing Blaster CD-RW 5

English

6. The README.TXT file appears.

Read this file before you proceed

with the installation.

7. Choose Next. The Choose

Destination Location dialog

appears. The default path is

C:\Program Files\Sbcd\.

To change the destination

directory, choose Browse.

Installing Blaster CD-RW 6

8. When the destination path is correct,

choose Next. The installation program

copies the files to your computer. The

Device Selection dialog appears.

9. Select the device that you have connected

to the CD-RW drive.

❒ Choose “IDE Hard Disk Controller

Card” if you have daisy-chained the

CD-RW drive to the primary port on

your motherboard.

❒ Choose “Onboard IDE Secondary

Port” if the CD-RW drive is

connected to an available secondary

IDE port on your motherboard.

❒ Choose “Plug and Play Card” if you attached the drive to a Plug and Play interface card.

❒ Choose “Non-Plug and Play Card” if the drive is connected to a non-Plug and Play

interface card.

10. The Setup Complete dialog

appears.

11. Choose Finish to restart your

computer.

Advanced Configurations 7

English

Advanced Configurations

Blaster CD-RW is installed dependent on the I/O address (port) and interrupt (IRQ) setting. The

information that follows explains how to change the interface port and interrupt settings in case of a

conflict.

Changing the

Settings in Windows

95/98

To change the resource settings for the Blaster CD-RW:

1. Click the Start button.

2. Select Settings and Control Panel.

3. Double-click the System icon.

4. Click the Device Manager tab.

5. Click the plus sign next to the hardware device type. For example, click on the plus sign next to

“Hard disk controllers” or “CD-ROM controllers.”

6. Double-click the hardware. For example, double-click on “IDE CD-ROM Controller.”

7. Click the Resources or Settings tab.

8. If your device does not have a Resources tab, either you cannot change its resources or it is not

using any resource settings.

9. Disable the Use automatic settings option.

10. Double-click the resource you want to change.

If you connect the CD-ROM drive

to an Enhanced IDE connector on

the motherboard, the drive settings

are based upon the controller’s

settings and cannot be changed.

For detailed information, refer to

the Windows 95/98 on-line

documentation are based upon the

controller’s settings and cannot be

changed.

Advanced Configurations 8

Adding a

CD-ROM Drive

You can daisy-chain a CD-ROM drive to your computer by connecting the drives with a data cable. You

can connect two IDE CD-ROM drives to an IDE port. If your second drive is not a Creative IDE CD-

ROM drive, consult the documentation for the second drive before connecting the two drives.

You must set one of the two drives connected

to the IDE port as a master and the other as a

slave. The master/slave assignment is made by

configuring the jumper block at the back of the

CD-ROM drives—the factory default for the

Creative CD-RW drive is for a master.

In Windows 95/98

After connecting the drive, switch on your computer to allow Windows 95 to detect the CD-ROM drive.

When prompted to select a driver for your new hardware, insert the Drivers Disk into the appropriate

drive; select “Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer” and choose OK. Follow the

remaining prompts to complete the installation.

Master Drive

(Default)

Slave Drive

Master

Drive

Slave

Drive

CD-ROM Data Connector

Pin 1

Power

Cable

Colored

Stripe

CD Audio Cable

Connect to IDE

Connector

Power Cable

Data

Cable

Pin 1

Troubleshooting 9

English

Troubleshooting

This appendix provides you with the causes of and solutions for some common problems you may face.

CD-RW Drive

PROBLEM: No sound from headphones or speakers.

Causes: The audio cable may not be connected properly or the volume may not be set to an

audible level.

Solutions: ❒ If your headphones or speakers are connected to the jack on the front of the

Creative CD-RW drive, adjust the volume control on the drive.

❒ If your headphones or speakers are connected to an audio card, adjust the through

the audio card mixer or volume control.

❒ Connect headphones to the stereo phone jack on the audio card. If there is no

sound from your headphones, check to see if the audio cable is properly connected

from the CD-RW drive to the audio card.

PROBLEM: Interface card or Creative CD-RW drive is not ready.

Causes: The problem may be caused by:

❒ Power or data cable is not properly connected

❒ I/O setting in CONFIG.SYS file is not correct

❒ The Secondary IDE port may be disabled in your computer’s BIOS

Solutions: The problem may be corrected by:

❒ Ensure the power and data cables are connected properly to the drive.

❒ Set the slave jumper to the master setting (see “Adding a CD-ROM Drive” on

page 8) if the drive is not connected as the slave to another CD-RW or CD-ROM

drive.

Using Prassi abCD 11

English

Using Prassi abCD

Introduction

Prassi abCD is a "Drive Letter Packet Writing" software for CD-RW under Microsoft Windows 95/98.

Prassi abCD is the combination of an UDF Installable File System, a simple User Interface based on a

Taskbar icon, and a Device Driver. It implements a "drive letter" for almost every CD-RW drive when

using rewritable media.

After formatting a rewritable disc for Packet Writing, you can copy files and folders to that CD-RW by

dragging and dropping or saving to the drive as you normally do with a floppy.

Installing Prassi

abCD

The installation is comprised of 3 files which are copied to the Windows System folder.

abCD.exe is the application managing the taskbar icon, the menu and the disc format process.

PtUDF.vxd is the UDF Windows installable file system. It manages all the requests from the Windows

File System when an abCD disc has been mounted.

PtabCD.vxd is the CD-RW device driver that manages all the low level commands sent by both

abCD.exe (while formatting, for instance) and by the UDF Windows installable file system that answers

requests made by the Windows file system.

To Install abCD in

Windows 95/98

1. Insert the Nero/Prassi abCD CD into the Creative CD-RW drive.

2. Start Windows Explorer and browse to the abCD folder of the installation CD.

3. Double-click the file SETUP.EXE.

The installation program will guide you through subsequent steps. Simply follow the instructions

as they appear on the screen.

4. Restart your computer when the installation is complete.

The online help files is found in

abcd\manual.doc on the CD.

Using Ahead Software Nero - Burning Rom 15

English

Using Ahead Software Nero - Burning Rom

Installing Nero in

Windows 95/98

1. Insert the Nero/Prassi abCD CD into the Creative CD-RW drive.

2. Start Windows Explorer and browse to the NERO folder of the installation CD.

3. Double-click the Setup folder. Select the desired language and double-click on Isetup.exe.

The installation program will guide you through subsequent steps. Simply follow the instructions

as they appear on the screen.

4. Enter your name and company when prompted.

5. You can select one of the Setup options listed.

6. Restart your computer when the installation is complete.

Note: Nero software will not operate if you do not have a Creative CD-RW drive installed in your

system.

To Uninstall Nero

1. Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel.

2. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.

3. Select “Nero - Burning Rom” and then click the Remove button.

Installing more than one

recording software on your

computer is not recommended,

because there may be driver

conflicts between these

applications. This may cause

defective CDs to be written or

may even cause your system to

become unstable. It is a good

idea to uninstall any other CD

recording software before starting

to install Nero.

Online help can be found in

D:\Nero\Manual folder or

D:\Nero\QuickStart folder.

Using Ahead Software Nero - Burning Rom 16

Starting Nero

To start Nero:

1. Click Start -> Programs ->

Nero-Burning Rom.

The New Compilation dialog

box also appears on top of the

Nero program.

To check your

CD-RW drive

You should see the SCSI/IDE identification string of your Creative CD-RW drive (for example,

“CREATIVE CD-RW6424”) on the lower right corner of Nero’s main window.

If the message “No recorder selected” is displayed, you

may have problems with your system configuration. Refer

to the “Troubleshooting” section at the end of this chapter.

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