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  • Page 1 ONE Technologies ONE Technologies Manual Alu – Series ONE Pro – Series ONE RAID Systems © 2004 ONE Technologies - 1 -...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    ONE Technologies Content Introduction ................5 AluWRITER CD-R/RW ............6 Package content..................6 Installation on a Macintosh System............7 Installation on a Windows System ............. 8 AluWRITER DVD/DVD-DUAL/DVD-DOUBLELAYER..11 Package content..................11 Explanation of the different types............. 12 Installation on a Macintosh System............12 Installation on a Windows System ............
  • Page 3 CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW Recorders ............62 SUPPORT ................66 WARRANTY ...............67 Appendix A .................69 12.1 Common information about ONE Technologies drives......69 Appendix B .................71 13.1 „FDISK & CO“..................71 13.2 Quick installation guide „Shining Utilities“..........72 13.3 „Disk Management / Computer Management“ ......... 79 13.4 FDISK....................
  • Page 4 ONE Technologies Appendix F................132 - 4 -...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    The copying, reproduction, translation or conversion of the manual into electronic format – in part or in whole – is not allowed. Claims against ONE Technologies that are above and beyond the warranty are invalid. Specifically, ONE Technologies accepts no responsibility for the validity of the contents of this manual.

  • Page 6: Aluwriter Cd-R/Rw

    ONE Technologies 2 AluWRITER CD-R/RW Package content USB Version Combo Version Fire Wire Version - AluWRITER FireWire - AluWRITER Combo - AluWRITER USB 2.0 - Power Supply - Power Supply - Power Supply - FireWire cable - FireWire cable - USB 2.0 cablel - ONE_ToolsCD - USB 2.0 cablel...

  • Page 7: Installation On A Macintosh System

    ONE Technologies Installation on a Macintosh System FireWire: Installation to a Macintosh: Switch on your computer (do not connect the drive yet!). After the operating system has been loaded completely, insert the ONE_ToolsCD and install the drivers for ONE FireWire drives.

  • Page 8: Installation On A Windows System

    At this time you can use the recorder only as CD- ROM drive. For using it as a CD recorder you have to install optional CD recorder software. ONE Technologies CD/R/RW drives are tested with TOAST by Roxio software (www.roxio.com). Contact...
  • Page 9 USB port of your computer. After some seconds the drive is recognized by the system. At this point you can use the recorder only as CD-ROM drive. For using it as a CD recorder you have to install optional CD recorder software. ONE Technologies - 9 -...
  • Page 10 ONE Technologies CD/R/RW drives are tested with Nero burning ROM by Ahead software (www.nero.com). Contact your local dealer to obtain a special priced OEM bundle version! * Windows XP Service Pack can be downloaded from the Microsoft Homepage (www.microsoft.com) or by using the Windows update...

  • Page 11: Aluwriter Dvd/Dvd-Dual/Dvd-Doublelayer

    ONE Technologies 3 AluWRITER DVD/DVD-DUAL/DVD-DOUBLELAYER Package content USB Version Combo Version Fire Wire Version - AluWRITER FireWire - AluWRITER Combo - AluWRITER USB 2.0 - Power Supply - Power Supply - Power Supply - FireWire cable - FireWire cable - USB 2.0 cablel - ONE_ToolsCD - USB 2.0 cablel...

  • Page 12: Explanation Of The Different Types

    ONE Technologies 3.2 Explanation of the different types AluWriter DVD Multirecorder This is a combination of DVD-R and DVD-RAM drives. You can use and record DVD-R and DVD-RAM media. AluWriter DVD DUAL This is a combination of DVD-R/RW and CD-R/RW and can read and write both DVD formats “+”...
  • Page 13 ONE Technologies Restart your computer after installing the software. Connect your new ONE drive with the power cord to a suitable current source (110-260 V) and switch it on. After your computer has finished its restart connect the device to the FireWire port of your Mac with the included FireWire cable.

  • Page 14: Installation On A Windows System

    CD-ROM drive. For using it as a CD/DVD recorder you have to install optional CD/DVD recording software. ONE Technologies CD/R/RW drives are tested with TOAST by Roxio software (www.roxio.com). Contact your local dealer to obtain a special priced OEM bundle version! 3.4 Installation on a Windows System...
  • Page 15 At this time you can use the recorder only as CD-ROM drive. For using it as a DVD recorder you have to install optional CD recorder software. ONE Technologies DVD drives are tested with Nero burning ROM by Ahead software (www.nero.com).

  • Page 16: Aludisc

    ONE Technologies 4 AluDISC Package content USB Version Combo Version Fire Wire Version Tripple Version - AluWRITER Tripple - AluWRITER FireWire - AluWRITER Combo - AluWRITER USB 2.0 - Power Supply - Power Supply - Power Supply - Power Supply...
  • Page 17 ONE Technologies Restart your machine. After the computer has finished the restart, switch on the FireWire drive and connect it to a free FireWire port. Your hard drive is now installed and will be shown in the „System Profiler“ on the FireWire bus. Now your hard drive needs to be initialized.

  • Page 18: Installation On A Windows System

    ONE Technologies First start your Macintosh computer without having the drive connected. Insert the ONE_ToolsCD and install the USB drivers provided on the CD depending on your OS (OS 9.x/OSX 10.1 and higher. OSX 10.3 and higher does not need additional drivers. It has built in USB 2.0 support! ).
  • Page 19 ONE Technologies not in the explorer or in “my computer”. To get it to mount, you have to create one or more partitions on the disk and format them afterwards. Under Windows 98SE und ME you can use the program „FDISK“...
  • Page 20 ONE Technologies Now the device manager shows the new drive. Like any hard drive (IDE, SCSI, internal or external) it must be configured before you can use it! As you may recognize, the drive is shown in the device manager, but not in the explorer or in “my computer”. To get it to mount, you have to create one or more partitions on the disk and format them afterwards.

  • Page 21: Aludisc Backup

    ONE Technologies 5 AluDISC Backup USB Version - AluDISC BACKUP USB 2.0 - Power Supply - USB 2.0 cable - ONE_ToolsCD - Nero BackItUp Software - Serialnumber for Nero BackItUp Using the new AluDISC BACKUP you have the possibility to easily create backups of your valuable data.
  • Page 22 ONE Technologies restoring. You only have to commit the execution and to accept or change the restore parameters! As long as you do not have defined and executed a backup job, all buttons will start the wizards, regardless if pushed short or...

  • Page 23: Installing The Hardware

    ONE Technologies Installation: Installing the hardware Windows 98SE and Windows Millenium: Start your personal computer without having the drive connected. After the operation system has been loaded completely, install the USB drivers provided on the ONE_ToolsCD (follow the steps in the autostart menu of the CD).

  • Page 24: Installing The Software

    “windows explorer”. Please use the program “disk management” (part of windows). If you are unsure using the program, please refer to the ONE Technologies User Manual on the ONE_ToolsCD where you can find a step by step instruction! *Windows 2000 without service pack needs additional USB 2.0...

  • Page 25: Using Aludisc Backup

    ONE Technologies Using AluDISC Backup A. Creating a Backup: Push the 1 button (left) briefly to start the Nero BackItUp wizard: Click on “Next“ - 25 -...
  • Page 26 ONE Technologies The option “Select files and folders” should already be activated. Confirm these settings by clicking on “Next”. In the next screen you will see the content of your system in a explorer like view. Select the files and folders you want to store with the backup job by marking or unmarking them in the checkboxes.
  • Page 27 Here you choose the ONE AluDISC Backup e.g. For our example you can leave the setting as preselected. Make sure the option “ONE Technologies Backup” is marked. If not, the backup cannot be executed by the front buttons of the AluDISC! For future use, we recommend to leave the option “Verify data after backup”...
  • Page 28 ONE Technologies Click on “Next“ In the next screen you have to define the path on the target drive if you do not want to have the data stored to the root directory of the drive: - 28 -...
  • Page 29 ONE Technologies You also have the possibility to name the backup and to insert a comment (e.g. a description of the files included…) Click on „Next“ to proceed. - 29 -...
  • Page 30 ONE Technologies This screen shows a summary of the backup settings and the selected files. Check and complete by clicking on “Finish”. - 30 -...
  • Page 31 ONE Technologies “Job added successfully” shows that the backup is now ready for execution. Make sure, that the status in the upper right corner is enabled! Only in this case, the backup can be executed by pressing the backup button on the drive. If you have defined several backups, you can choose which to control with the button and which to execute manually by setting the correct backup job to “enable”.
  • Page 32 ONE Technologies B. Executing a Backup: After you have defined a backup job like described in chapter A, you can execute it by using the backup button on the AluDISC. Close (if not already done) the Nero BackItUp application. Now, hold down the backup button (1, left) for approximately 2 seconds.
  • Page 33 ONE Technologies C. Restoring a Backup: To restore the backup created lately, you only have to hold down the restore button (2,right) for approximately 2 seconds until the restore screen comes up: The last executed job is already pre selected. If this is the job you want to restore then just mark the box in front of the jobs name.
  • Page 34 ONE Technologies Click on „Start Restore“ - 34 -...
  • Page 35 ONE Technologies By default the restore process places the data back to where they have been when the backup was made (Restore on original path). Click on “Next”) - 35 -...
  • Page 36 ONE Technologies Here you can choose the way of restoring the data. We recommend using the default values (restore only if local file is older). This prevents overwriting newer files which have been changed since last backup with older versions!
  • Page 37 ONE Technologies Check the summary for correct settings and correct backup set and confirm the execution of the restore process by clicking on “Restore”. - 37 -...
  • Page 38 ONE Technologies After restore has completed you see the “Restore process completed successfully!” message. - 38 -...
  • Page 39 ONE Technologies Click on “Finish” to complete the restoring of your data. All files are now restored to the status as they were at backup time! Pushing the restore button briefly instead, will open the restore wizard with all options and settings for manual configuring and restoring.
  • Page 40 ONE Technologies give you the chance to find errors before wrong data will be restored! For more Information about Nero BackItUp please refer to the Online Helpsystem integrated in Nero BackItUp and the user manual pdf file installed with the software!

  • Page 41: Faqs To Aludisc Backup

    ONE Technologies FAQs to AluDISC Backup 1. The buttons do not show any function: The buttons are only working when the bundled version of Nero BackItUp has been installed. The button drivers are integrated in the Nero installation setup! Check if the drivers are installed and active.
  • Page 42 ONE Technologies If you are using Windows 98 second edition or Windows Millenium, you can find the active processes using the tool “Microsoft systeminformation” located in START->PROGRAMS- >ACCESSORIES - 42 -...
  • Page 43 ONE Technologies If the “OneTechDrive.exe” process is not active, restart your computer. It will be loaded at system start. Also, you can start it manually by double clicking on the OneTechDrive.exe located in the Nero BackItUp installation folder on your hard disk.

  • Page 44: Aludisc Pocket

    ONE Technologies 6 AluDISC pocket 6.1 Package Content USB Version Combo Version Fire Wire Version - AluWRITER FireWire - AluWRITER Combo - AluWRITER USB 2.0 - Power Supply - Power Supply - Power Supply - FireWire cable - FireWire cable - USB 2.0 cablel...
  • Page 45 ONE Technologies initialized. The system will prompt for that right after connecting the drive for the first time. In some cases the drive will mount directly without forcing an initialization due to the preinitialization in our production progress. Even if this is the case you should use your...

  • Page 46: Installation On A Windows System

    ONE Technologies Before installing your new drive make sure, that the USB 2.0 card is installed correctly and working properly! First start your Macintosh computer without having the drive connected. Insert the ONE_ToolsCD and install the USB drivers provided on the CD depending on your OS (OS 9.x/OSX 10.1 and higher.
  • Page 47 ONE Technologies before you can use it! As you may recognize, the drive is shown in the device manager, but not in the explorer or in “my computer”. To get it to mount, you have to create one or more partitions on the disk and format them afterwards.
  • Page 48 ONE Technologies additional USB 2.0 PCI adapter card. Same situation here: Only Windows 98SE, ME, XP (with update/Service Pack) and 2000 are supporting USB 2.0 cards with full speed. Under older systems it only can be used as USB 1.1 card! Before installing your new drive make sure that the USB 2.0 card is...

  • Page 49: One Pro Xxl Disc²

    ONE Technologies 7 ONE Pro XXL Disc² Package content - ONE Pro XXL Disc² - Power cord - FireWire Cable - Connector Plugs - ONE_ToolsCD 7.2 Installation Macintosh: Start your computer without having the drive connected! After the system has been loaded, insert the ONE_ToolsCD in your CDROM drive and install the FireWire drivers out of the FireWire folder on the ONE_ToolsCD.
  • Page 50 „Delete Volume“ in the „Special“ menu. For creating several partitions, you have to use additional software! ONE Technologies recommends using „Hard disk Toolkit“ from FWB Software. This product is available as a bundled OEM version in combination with ONE drives.
  • Page 51 ONE Technologies graphical interface. Detailed explanations can be found in the chapter „Hard disk Tools“. Please pay attention to the chapter „common FireWire hints“. If you have difficulties while installing or using the drive please refer to chapter „Troubleshooting & Support“.

  • Page 52: One Scsi Raid-Systems

    Keys px series: + cross over cable ONE RAID Systems At this time ONE Technologies offers different types of RAID Systems: ONE Technologies q-RAID, iq-RAID, p-RAID,px-RAID, x-RAID, ix- RAID and fireRAID. The q-, iq-, p-, px- and ix-RAID are IDE to SCSI –...

  • Page 53: Installation Of One Raid Systems (Scsi)

    ONE fireRAID. It is the first plug and play and easy to use firewire RAID System from ONE Technologies. It consists of three IDE harddrives providing full RAID-Level 5 functionality. It can be used on firewire ports under Macintosh and Windows computers.
  • Page 54 ONE Technologies function we recommend using the RAID with a dedicated controller without additional devices! If you want to use it in a SCSI chain, please make sure that the chain is correctly terminated! After connecting the RAID to your computer switch it on. The RAID starts its self test and ends it with the status “ready”...

  • Page 55: Configuring A One Fireraid

    ONE Technologies Switch off your computer. Connect the RAID system to a suitable current source (110-260 V). Connect your RAID with the included SCSI cable to the SCSI port of your Macintosh. By default there is a D68:HD68 cable as part of the package content. Depending on the SCSI controller you use, you may have to change the cable to fit to the computer’s SCSI port.
  • Page 56 ONE Technologies itself with RAID-level 5 using all disks inside. Hotspare is not available. If you need to change a disk, rebuild will start automatically. If you want to upgrade your RAID system later on with larger disks for more capacity go on like this:...

  • Page 57: Installation One Fireraid

    „Delete Volume“ in the „Special“ menu. For creating several partitions, you have to use additional software! ONE Technologies recommends using „Hard disk Toolkit“ from FWB Software. This product is available as a bundled OEM version in combination with ONE drives.
  • Page 58 ONE Technologies Windows: Connect your drive with the included power cable to a suitable current source (110-260 V) and switch it on. Connect the device with the FireWire cable to a free FireWire port on your computer. Now switch on your PC. Windows will recognize and install your fireRAID system as a hard disk automatically.

  • Page 59: Troubleshooting & Support

    ONE Technologies 9 Troubleshooting & Support TROUBLESHOOTING SCSI-Drives Problem: My computer does not recognize the SCSI drive. Possible reasons: Check the SCSI ID on the backside of the drive and make sure that the ID is only used once in the chain! Check the termination of the SCSI-chain.

  • Page 60: Firewire-Drives

    ONE Technologies FireWire-Drives Problem: My computer does not recognize the FireWire drive. Possible reasons: Check for proper connection of the drive. Check if the FireWire card is working properly. MACINTOSH USER: Check if you have installed the drivers provided on the ONE_ToolsCD properly.

  • Page 61: Usb 2.0 Devices

    ONE Technologies USB 2.0 Devices Problem: Device is not recognized by the system. Possible reasons: Make sure that you have switched on the device and check if you have connected it properly. Did you install the drivers? They are needed under Mac OS AND Windows even if you use the drive on a USB 1.1 port!

  • Page 62: Cd-R/Rw, Dvd-R/Rw Recorders

    ONE Technologies Hard disks under Windows: Problem: Drive cannot be seen under “my computer” or in the explorer, even if the installation seems to be successful! Possible reasons: Have a look in the device manager and check if the hard drive is shown there without any error signs (SCSI/USB/FireWire/IDE).
  • Page 63 (CD-ROM, DVD-ROM). Some operation systems like OS 9.2/OSX or Windows XP offer integrated recording tools, but not all drives are supported or compatible to them! ONE Technologies recommends the use of NERO Burning ROM (Ahead Software) for PC and TOAST (Roxio Software) for Macintosh! Is your recording software up to date? Many recording programs are not delivered in the latest version.
  • Page 64 ONE Technologies Possible reasons: Not every recorder accepts every kind of CD-R media. Try testing other brands as well. Not every type of CD-R media is compatible to all recording speeds! Please refer to the information on the media package! In some cases self recorded CDs cannot be played on HIFI CD-Players.
  • Page 65 ONE Technologies Did you install a DVD-player on your system? All DVD drives are able to read DVD movie formats, but for viewing you need a software DVD-player. If you have installed a player, please check the used version of the software. In most cases a software update solves the problem.

  • Page 66: Support

    System configuration (operation system, driver version, etc.) A detailed error description! Only with this information we may be able to help you! VISIT ONE TECHNOLOGIES ON THE INTERNET: www.one-tech.com - 66 -...

  • Page 67: Warranty

    Technologies devices regarding material- or workmanship defects corresponding to effective laws. This warranty is provided for the ONE Technologies hardware, not for data stored on it or media used with the drives! The warranty is voided if the device is damaged by improper or abnormal use or by accident, if the device was modified or a repair attempt is made by unauthorized personnel.
  • Page 68 ONE Technologies DO NOT FORGET TO INCLUDE YOUR INVOICE COPY! FREE WARRANTY REPAIR IS ONLY POSSIBLE WITH AN INVOICE AS PROOF OF WARRANTY! - 68 -...

  • Page 69: Common Information About One Technologies Drives

    ONE Technologies 12 Appendix A 12.1 Common information about ONE Technologies drives Operation Conditions Voltage Supply: 110 to 240 V, 50 to 60 Hz [ONE Pro] Voltage Supply: 100 to 240 V, 50 to 60 Hz [AluDRIVES] Operation Temperature: +5 to +45º C...

  • Page 70: Federal Communications Commission

    ONE Technologies To clean the outside of the device, always use a fluff-free and slightly damp cloth. Federal Communications Commission Declaration of Conformity The manufacturer and importer, Disc Direct Computer Handels AG, Address: Im Stoeckmaedle 19/21, D 76307 Karlsbad / Germany,...

  • Page 71: Fdisk & Co

    ONE Technologies AluDRIVES Series external USB 2.0 Interface ONE RAID Systems external SCSI Interface ONE RAID Systems external IEEE-1394a Interface ONE RAID Systems external IEEE-1394b Interface 13 Appendix B 13.1 „FDISK & CO“ As already explained in the chapters above, hard disks have to be configured after installation to be used correctly.

  • Page 72: Quick Installation Guide „Shining Utilities

    ONE Technologies 13.2 Quick installation guide „Shining Utilities“ ONE_ToolsCD/Extras/Utility Suite The use of this software makes it necessary that the drive is already installed properly to your system. That means that the drive has to be connected and drivers have to be installed like explained in the drive specific chapters above.
  • Page 73 ONE Technologies Start the configuration utility by clicking on „Hard Drive Setup“. The following screen will appear: In our example C is the local hard disk containing the active operation system. The new drive appears without drive letter. As - 73 -...
  • Page 74 ONE Technologies available capacity 73GB are shown (depending on the model, size can be different). Mark the available space like shown in the figure. Click on . The following dialogue appears: Choose the desired type and enter the size (length) of the new partition you want to create.
  • Page 75 ONE Technologies Confirm your entries by clicking on the button - 75 -...
  • Page 76 ONE Technologies Now you have to confirm again by clicking on YES or cancel by clicking on NO. If you took YES, the computer will reboot now. The new drive obtained a drive letter, but before you can use it you...
  • Page 77 ONE Technologies Confirm to start the formatting. Another dialog appears. It is a notice to inform you that you are formatting a hard drive now. Confirm to continue. Now the windows dialog for formatting drives appears: - 77 -...
  • Page 78 Follow the messages on the screen. Now your hard drive is installed completely and can be accessed by the explorer or under “my computer”. © 2001 ONE Technologies ONE Technologies is not responsible for loss of data! - 78 -...

  • Page 79: Disk Management / Computer Management

    ONE Technologies 13.3 „Disk Management / Computer Management“ (Windows 2000, NT and XP) Before you can use your hard disk, you have to configure it by creating and formatting one or more partitions. Here is how to do it: 1. Check if your hard drive was installed correctly. Therefore click with the right mouse button on the “my computer”...
  • Page 80 ONE Technologies Here you should see the new hard drive (example shows a FireWire device): - 80 -...
  • Page 81 ONE Technologies Your drive was installed correctly and has now to be configured. Here is how to do it: IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please check every of the following steps very carefully! Creating partitions and/or formatting a drive causes the loss of all data stored on it! Please make sure that you always choose the correct drive while setting it up.
  • Page 82 ONE Technologies You will see the following screen: - 82 -...
  • Page 83 ONE Technologies Choose “Administrative Tools” by double clicking on its icon. - 83 -...
  • Page 84 ONE Technologies Start the “Computer Management” now. In our example, the new disk is Disk 1. As you can see, it is marked as “unallocated”, also it has a sign to show that it has no signature. - 84 -...
  • Page 85 ONE Technologies A wizard will start to set up the disk (write signature): - 85 -...
  • Page 86 ONE Technologies Read the information and click on “NEXT”. - 86 -...
  • Page 87 ONE Technologies Choose the new disk drive by checking the box in front of it. After checking, click on “NEXT”. - 87 -...
  • Page 88 ONE Technologies After writing the signature you will be informed about the results: Read the information and click on “FINISH”. Now the sign has vanished and the signature was written. But the drive is still “unallocated”. - 88 -...
  • Page 89 ONE Technologies To change that, click with the right mouse button on the new disk (in our example it is disk 1). A context menu will appear: - 89 -...
  • Page 90 ONE Technologies Choose “Create Partition” from the menu. A new wizard will start: - 90 -...
  • Page 91 ONE Technologies Read the information and click on “NEXT”. - 91 -...
  • Page 92 ONE Technologies Select the type of partition you want to create. For further information about the different types, read the description: In our example, we choose primary partition. Click on “NEXT” to go on. - 92 -...
  • Page 93 ONE Technologies In the next step, you have to specify the size of the partition. If you want to use your new disk “in one piece”, accept the entry like it is (maximum disk space): After entering the desired disk space, click on “NEXT”.
  • Page 94 ONE Technologies Your new partition needs a drive letter. The wizard offers you the next unused drive letter in your system. You can accept this or choose a different letter if you want to: In our example, we accept the suggestion and continue by clicking on “NEXT”.
  • Page 95 ONE Technologies Now, your partition has to be formatted. You can choose the file system which shall be used. Normally, Windows 2000, NT or XP are used with NTFS, but you can also choose FAT32 if you have a second operating system installed on your computer which cannot use NTFS (i.e.
  • Page 96 ONE Technologies A summary of your entries is shown: Check the settings and click on “FINISH” if everything is OK. - 96 -...
  • Page 97 ONE Technologies The drive is now shown as drive E (in our example). Please notice that the formatting will now start, the drive can still not be used yet! - 97 -...
  • Page 98 ONE Technologies The formatting status is shown in the drive window (here: 3%) After finishing (100%) the drive status should be shown as “Healthy”. Now your drive is configured and ready to use! - 98 -...
  • Page 99 ONE Technologies PLEASE NOTICE: This is an example only! Size, drive letters and other settings can be different to your system! ONE Technologies is not responsible for loss of data! © 2002 by ONE Technologies - 99 -...

  • Page 100: Fdisk

    ONE Technologies 13.4 FDISK Before you can use your new hard drive, it has to be configured by creating one or more partitions and formatting them afterwards. Here is how to do this using FDISK: IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please read the instructions very...
  • Page 101 ONE Technologies access this disk with other operation systems or older disk utilities, do not enable large drive support. Do you want to enable large disk support? 3. Here you decide if you want to use FAT16 (max. 2GB per partition) or FAT32 (up to 2 terabyte per partition) to format the drive.
  • Page 102 Open “my computer” and click with the right mouse button on the new disk drive. In the appearing pop-up menu choose “format”. Please notice that “quick format” is not possible when formatting the drive for the first time! ONE Technologies is not responsible for loss of data! - 102 -...

  • Page 103: Common Information To Firewire

    ONE Technologies 14 Appendix C 14.1 Common information to FireWire Important information about using ONE-Technologies FireWire Hard disks: IMPORTANT: Please always ensure to plug in the FireWire plug correctly according to the ports direction. Plugging it in in the wrong direction can cause damage to the internal electronic components.
  • Page 104 ONE Technologies recorder is identified and recognized by the system the following symbol appears in the Taskbar: To remove a Hot Plug device, double-click on the icon. The following window appears: - 104 -...
  • Page 105 ONE Technologies Mark the device you want to remove and click on “STOP”. A dialogue will inform you that it is now save to remove the drive! - 105 -...

  • Page 106: Fundamentals Of Cd-Recording

    ONE Technologies 15 Appendix D The following information about the fundamentals of CD-recording are provided by Ahead Software GmbH and are an excerpt of the “Nero – Burning Rom” manual. “Nero - Burning Rom“ is one of the most used recording software worldwide.

  • Page 107: Red Book

    ONE Technologies play-back reliability of recordable CDs, which are actually described in the Orange Book. 15.2.1 Red Book The first CD standard was known by the name "Compact Disc Digital Audio" (CD-DA). It describes the way music CDs, which may be played back by typical CD players, are produced.

  • Page 108: Green Book

    ONE Technologies CD-I). Mode 1 is used for pure CD-ROMs. It always employs an additional code for error recognition and correction in order to ensure that scratches or manufacturing defects do not have any influence on the accuracy of the computer data.

  • Page 109: Orange Book

    ONE Technologies 15.2.4 Orange Book Most CDs are of the Read Only type (can only be read, and not written to). The Orange Book Standard describes various processes for writing data onto a CD, which in the case of the CD-Recordable is also known as burning.

  • Page 110: White Book

    ONE Technologies 15.2.5 White Book The second-most recent standard is known as the White Book. It standardizes the video-CD. A video CD can store over 70 minutes of playing time through the compression of the video data (with MPEG 1). The quality is about the same as that of a VHS video recorder. It is not adequate for true movie quality with Dolby Surround.

  • Page 111: Sectors

    ONE Technologies data items are located are called tracks. Up to 99 tracks may be stored on an Audio-CD. One track generally corresponds to one piece of music on the CD. 15.3.2 Sectors The track itself is made up of units called sectors. A sector contains 2352 bytes, of which - depending on the type of CD used - a different number may be used for user data.

  • Page 112: Disc At Once, Track At Once

    ONE Technologies 15.3.5 Disc At Once, Track At Once Today, we differentiate between two different recording technologies with CD-recorders: Disc At Once and Track At Once. Newer recorders generally support both technologies, while older devices frequently can only handle Track At Once.

  • Page 113: Cd-Rom

    ONE Technologies 15.4.2 CD-ROM It is impossible to imagine today s PC world without the CD-ROM. The technical foundations are exactly the same as with the Audio- CD, except that they have been extended by an error-correction process. Thus computer data may also be reliably processed on a CD-ROM drive.
  • Page 114 ONE Technologies systems as possible. Therefore there are also stringent rules as to what file and directory names are allowed: In a file or directory name, only the capital letters A through Z, the numbers 0 through 9 and the underline character may be used. The file name must contain exactly one dot, which comes between the actual name and the file extension.

  • Page 115: Mixed-Mode Cd

    ONE Technologies 15.4.4 Mixed-Mode CD The Mixed-Mode CD contains a data track (CD-ROM as defined by the Yellow Book) and one or more audio tracks (CD-DA as defined by the Red Book). The Mixed-Mode CD has the advantage that the...
  • Page 116 ONE Technologies program for playing the respective CD-I, this is not supported very well by many players. The most important application of the CD-I is the Photo-CD, which is not only capable of reproduction by CD-I or Photo-CD players, but can also be processed by many computers, such as the Macintosh.

  • Page 117: Iso Character Set And Conversion Rules

    ONE Technologies 16 ISO Character Set and Conversion Rules Conversion Rules Since different operating systems use different character sets, it is possible that a CD which is written or burned with one system cannot be read by a different system. Because of this, ISO 9660 has been accepted as the standard.
  • Page 118 ONE Technologies Name Character set Length Volume Descriptor d-character 32 Bytes System Identification a-character 32 Bytes Volume Set d-character 128 Bytes Publisher a-character 128 Bytes File Preparer a-character 128 Bytes Application a-character 128 Bytes Copyright File d-character, ‘.’, ‘;’ 37 Bytes Abstract File d-character, ‘.’, ‘;’...

  • Page 119: Iso 9660 Character Set

    ONE Technologies ISO 9660 character set ISO 9660 a-Character set “ & ‘ < > - 119 -...
  • Page 120 ONE Technologies ISO 9660 d-character set “ & ‘ < > - 120 -...

  • Page 121: Cd Glossary

    ONE Technologies 17 CD Glossary Analog/Digital. The conversion of analogue signals to digital characters. ADPCM Adaptive Delta Puls Code Modulation. This is a compression procedure for audio data which is applied primarily for CD-I and CD-ROM/ XA. With this procedure, up to 16 hours of music in normal radio quality can be stored on a CD.
  • Page 122 ONE Technologies cannot be accessed quickly enough in order to ensure that the writing process continues without interruption. Caddy A special plastic housing used to protect the CD. The CD is inserted into the drive in the caddy. CD-DA Compact Disc - Digital Audio. The typical music CD is written with this CD format.
  • Page 123 ONE Technologies (Interleaving) so that synchronization problems can be reduced. CD-WO CD - Write Once. A CD which, as the name implies, may only be written on one time. Refer also to CD-R. CIRC Cross-Interleaved Reed-Solomon Code. An error-recognition and correction process which is integrated permanently in the hardware of a CD player or the CD-recorder.
  • Page 124 ONE Technologies inalization Finalization is the permanent closing of the writing procedure on a CD. After that, it cannot be written to, regardless of whether it was produced as a single-session or a multi-session Frame A sector is made up of 98 frames. A frame contains 24 data bytes and 9 control bytes.
  • Page 125 ONE Technologies mage The term "image" describes all edited data which will later be located on a CD. The creation of an image file is known as premastering. Interleaving This is the designation for the storage of computer data on the CD-ROM/ XA in linked form.
  • Page 126 ONE Technologies Lead-In Area The initial area of every session is known as the Lead-In Area. This is where the TOC and additional information concerning the CD is stored. Lead-Out Area This defines the end of a session. If the CD has not yet been finalized, the reference to the next session is stored here.
  • Page 127 ONE Technologies Orange Book The standard in which the CD-MO (Magneto-Optical) and CD- WO (Write Once) technologies are defined. It provides the basis for CD-R. hoto-CD A CD which is used for storing images, photos, slides and other visual data. The Photo-CD is generally capable of multi- sessions.
  • Page 128 ONE Technologies Sector A sector is the smallest addressable information unit of a CD. It is composed of 2352 bytes of which - depending on the type of CD used - differing amounts are available as user data. A sector generally consists of a header, synchronization bits and user data.
  • Page 129 ONE Technologies Write Once. A medium which may be written to once. This includes the CD-Recordable. ellow Book This standard defines the CD-ROM. - 129 -...

  • Page 130: Appendix E

    ONE Technologies 18 Appendix E DVD Standards and Formats At this time, there are different DVD standards and formats: DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD RW (DVD-RW, DVD+RW) DVD-ROM ROM = Read Only Memory DVD-ROM media are read only media. DVD-ROM is the successor of CD-ROM.
  • Page 131 ONE Technologies R = Recordable The use of a DVD-R drive is comparable to a CD recorder. It is used to record own DVDs. Only difference is, that DVDs can not be used in multi session mode, like CDs. DVD media can only be recorded in whole (one session only).
  • Page 132 ONE Technologies 19 Appendix F GLOSSARY Driver A name given to a type software that allows your computer to recognize and control connected devices such as printers, hard drives, and removable disks. FireWire Official: IEEE 1394 Developed 1986 by Apple. „Highspeed“ connection type with hotplug capability.
  • Page 133 ONE Technologies SCSI-Bus A data cable used to transfer data between your computer and your SCSI devices. The SCSI bus is a high-speed data cable that can be compared to other bus systems. SCSI Controller Controls the transfer of data through the SCSI bus. The SCSI controller is normally located on the mother board of your Mac.

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