Yamaha CD Recordable/Rewritable Drive CRW8824E-NB - Manual (Page 39)

Appendix
About the firmware
The “firmware” is a small piece of software built into the CRW8824E drive. It is
used to control basic drive operation. Since it resides in flash memory, it can be
overwritten and updated.
To ensure the correct operation of the CRW8824E drive, updates to the firmware
will be made available. You can find information about the most recent firmware
for the drive on YAMAHA CD-R/RW Drive web site.
URL for YAMAHA CD-R/RW Drive web site
http://www.yamaha.co.jp/english/product/computer/
http://www.yamaha-yste.com/ (Europe)
The most recent user support information, including firmware updates, can be found
in the CD-R area of Yamaha’s web site. Please check this information regularly.
The firmware is completely unrelated to the CD writing application software.
Determining the firmware version of the CRW8824E drive
(in Windows 95/98/98SE)
Go to Control Panel | System | Device Manager tab, double-click on CD-ROM,
then double-click on Yamaha CRW8824E.
The firmware
revision indicated
here varies
depending on the
software version
of the unit.
* This is a screen shown in the
Windows 98 environment.
When using Windows NT, you can verify by opening the “Control Panel”, double-
clicking on “SCSI Adapter” and clicking the “Devices” tab. Then right-click on
“YAMAHA CRW8824E” and select Properties.
On Windows 2000, the firmware version will not be displayed.
Use your writing software to check the firmware version.
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