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About the firmware – Yamaha CRW2200IX User Manual

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The firmware is a small piece of software built into the CRW2200IX drive, and is
used to operate the drive. Since it resides in flash memory, it can be overwritten and
updated. To ensure more reliable operations and enhanced performance of the drive,
updates to the firmware will be made available. You can find information about the
most recent firmware for the drive on the YAMAHA CD-R/RW Drive web site.

YAMAHA CD-R/RW Drive web site

URL: http://www.yamaha.co.jp/english/product/computer/

Europe

URL: http://www.yamaha-it.de/

The most recent user support information, including firmware updates, can be found
in the YAMAHA CD-R/RW Drive web site. Please check this information regularly.

Determining the Firmware Version of the CRW2200IX drive

For Windows 98 Second Edition/Me

Go to Control Panel | System | Device Manager tab, double-click on
CDROM”, then double-click on “YAMAHA CRW2200E”.

For Windows 2000 Professional

If you open the “Device Manager” window, the firmware version will not be displayed. Use your
CD writing software to check the firmware version.

For Macintosh

Use your CD writing software to check the firmware version of the CRW2200IX
drive. For details on how to use the software, refer to the documentation that came
with it.

About the Firmware

The firmware
revision indicated
here varies
depending on the
software version
of the drive.

*This is a screen shown in the

Windows Me environment.

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