LG Electronics Computer Drive GGW H20N User Manual

Blu-ray Disc Rewriter &  
HD DVD-ROM Drive  
Owner’s Manual  
To fully enjoy all the features and  
functions of your product, please  
read this owner’s manual carefully  
and completely.  
GGW-H20N  
GGW-H20L  
 
This product is manufactured to comply with the radio interference requirements  
of EEC DIRECTIVE 89/336/EEC, 93/68/EEC and 2006/95/EC.  
CAUTION : CLASS 3B VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN.  
AVOID EXPOSURE TO THE BEAM.  
ADVARSEL : KLASSE 3B SYNLIG OG USYNLIG LASERSTRÅLING VED ÅBNING.  
UNDGÅ UDSÆTTELSE FOR STRÅLING.  
ADVARSEL : KLASSE 3B SYNLING OG USYNLIG LASERSTRÅLING NÅR  
DEKSEL ÅPENS. UNNGÅ EKSPONERING FOR STRÅLEN.  
VARNING : KLASSE 3B SYNLING OCH OSYNLIG LASERSTRÅLNING NÄR DENNAL  
DEL ÄR ÖPPNAD. STRÅLEN ÄR FARLIG.  
VARO! : KURSSI 3B NÄKYVÄ JA NÄKYMÄTÖN AVATTAESSA OLET  
ALTTIINA LASERSÄTEILYLLE. ÄLÄ KATSO SÄTEESEN.  
CLASS 1  
KLASSE 1  
LUOKAN 1  
KLASS 1  
CLASE 1  
CLASSE 1  
LASER PRODUCT  
LASER PRODUKT  
LASER LAITE  
LASER APPARAT  
PRODUCTO LÁSER  
PRODOTTO LASER  
The appliance is not intended for use by young children or infirm persons without  
supervision.  
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Microsoft and Windows are trademarks registered in the United States and other  
countries by the Microsoft Corporation.  
DVD Logo is a trademark of DVD Format/Logo Licensing Corp., registered in U.S.,  
Japan and other countries.  
BD Logo is a trademark registered in U.S., Japan and other countries.  
The company names and product names written in this manual are trademarks or  
registered trademarks of the respective companies.  
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Contents  
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1  
Important Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2  
System Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3  
Location and Function of Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4  
Installing the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5  
Device Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7  
How to Use the Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8  
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9  
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10  
Features  
Serial ATA interface.  
Power tray loading and ejection of disc. (The disc can also be ejected manually.)  
CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW/+R/RW/+/-R DL, DVD-RAM, BD-R/RE(SL/DL) read and write  
compatible, CD Family, DVD-ROM, BD-ROM and HD DVD-ROM read compatible.  
Supports Regional Playback Control Phase II for DVD-Video.  
Supports Windows XP SP2 Home Edition/Professional/Media Center Edition/Vista.  
Automatic buffer underrun error prevention technology.  
Supports LightScribe Direct Label Printing Technology - *Optional.  
* You can use a variety of Disc format.  
GGW-H20L  
GGW-H20N  
LightScribe  
Supported  
Not Supported  
Package Items  
Item  
Quantity  
- Blu-ray Disc Rewriter & HD DVD-ROM Drive  
- SATA Power cable  
1
1
1
1
- SATA Data cable  
- BD-RE SL Blank Disc  
- Application Software  
1
1
(Power2Go/Instant Burn,  
Power BackUp, Power Producer, PowerDVD)  
- Owner’s Manual  
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Important Precautions  
Follow these precautions when handling the drive or discs.  
• Please take notice that the manufacturer of this equipment does not offer any  
warranty against data loss due to inappropriate installation or handling, or direct  
or indirect damages.  
• Please take notice that the manufacturer will bear no responsibility for direct or  
indirect damages caused by the use of this product or its malfunction.  
• Please take notice that the manufacturer will bear no responsibility for damage to  
data caused by this product.  
• Please backup (copy) all important data as a protection against data loss.  
• Avoid placing the drive in a location subject to:  
- high humidity, high temperature, excessive dust, mechanical vibration,  
direct sunlight  
We recommend using the drive in a horizontal or vertical position.  
Do not use it in tilted position.  
• Don’t move the drive suddenly from a cold place to a warm one or raise the room  
temperature suddenly. Condensation may occur, causing abnormal operation.  
• Make sure to remove the disc before moving the drive. The disc may become  
damaged, causing data loss.  
• Be careful to prevent foreign objects, such as liquids or metal, from entering the  
drive.  
• Don’t interrupt the electric power while the drive is operating.  
• Please pay attention to handling Electrostatic Sensitive Devices, you may use  
anti-static products such as wrist straps, heel straps, mats to protect your body  
from electrostatic.  
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System Environment  
Operating Environment  
This unit can be operated in the system environment explained here.  
• CPU : Pentium D 3.2 GHz or higher (Motherboard that supports SATA.)  
System  
requirements  
• O/S : Windows XP (Home / Professional / Media Center Edition) with  
SP2/ Windows Vista (X86, X64)  
• RAM : 1GB or more  
HDD : 30GB or more of available space (60GB for Blu-ray Disc authoring)  
Interface  
Serial ATA  
Drive bay  
Power  
5.25-inch half-height bay required  
+5V/+12V power socket required  
BD-R : Mitsubishi Kagaku Media, Maxell, TDK.  
Recommended  
media manufacturer BD-RE : Mitsubishi Kagaku Media, Maxell, Sony, Panasonic.  
DVD-R : Maxell, Mitsubishi Kagaku Media, Taiyo.  
DVD-RW : JVC, Mitsubishi Kagaku Media.  
DVD+R : Mitsubishi Kagaku Media, Verbatim.  
DVD+RW : Mitsubishi Kagaku Media, Verbatim.  
DVD±R DL : Mitsubishi Kagaku Media, Verbatim.  
DVD-RAM : Maxell.  
CD-R : LG, Mitsubishi Kagaku Media, Verbatim, Taiyo Yuden TDK.  
CD-RW : LG, Ricoh, Mitsubishi Kagaku Media, Verbatim.  
* Compatibility problem in write/read function may occur with media depending on the media  
manufacturing quality.  
* There may be some cases when motion picture playback is not smooth depending on bit rate.  
Playing Blu-ray and HD DVD Movies *NOTICE*  
Graphic Card  
Monitor  
Driver  
AACS  
Interface  
HDCP *2  
Interface  
HDCP  
Resolution  
Not  
required  
VGA  
(D-SUB)  
Not  
required  
1024x768  
or more  
VGA  
(D-SUB)  
Analog  
Digital  
*1  
(Recommended  
: 1920x1080)  
Compliant  
DVI or HDMI Compliant DVI or HDMI Compliant  
Due to copyright protection features, certain requirements must be met in order to playback BD and HD DVD  
movies on a computer. When using digital video connections, the monitor and graphics card must support  
High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP). Note that most monitors and graphics cards currently don’t  
support HDCP. But, most High Definition TVs and multimedia monitors do support HDCP. Refer to the PC or  
graphic card maker’s web site to see if your card supports HDCP.  
Some video cards that currently support HDCP:  
- nVIDIA: GeForce 7800 GTX 512 / 7900 GT / 7900 GX2 / 7900 GTX / 7950 GX2 / 8600 GS / 8600 GT /  
8600 GTS / 8800 GTX or higher with 256MB min memory.  
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- ATI: Radeon X1950/ HD2300/ HD2400/ HD2600 series or higher with 256MB min memory.  
*1 Graphic card driver shall meet AACS compliance criteria. Please consult your graphics card vendor for proper  
driver solution.  
*2 HDCP (High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection): Required to view pre-recoded Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD  
Disc which are copy protected.  
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Occasionally CD-R and CD-RW discs written by a CD-R/RW drive cannot be read by other  
CD drives. These unreadable discs may need to be read using the CD-R/RW drive they  
were created with. The disc written using the CD-R/RW drive might not be readable by  
CD-ROMs other than Multi-read compatible (UDF compatible) CD-ROMs.  
Multiread compatible (UDF compatible) CD-ROMs are CD-ROMs that can read low  
reflectance and support Packet Write.  
Please note: Certain software (i.e. particularly those including Video playback) may require  
a considerably increased specification PC to give acceptable results. While this Blu-ray  
Disc Rewriter & HD DVD-ROM Drive can read DVD-video or BD-MV(BD-ROM) discs,  
decoding them to display on your pc’s monitor requires separate MPEG, H.264 or VC-1  
decoding that is done by separate hardware (either an MPEG, H.264 or VC-1 decoder card  
or MPEG, H.264 or VC-1 decoding done by your video card), or separate software that you  
install to do MPEG, H.264 or VC-1 decoding. For further details, refer to the documentation  
that comes with MPEG, H.264 or VC-1 software.  
Location and Function of Controls  
Front Panel  
Rear Panel  
1 2  
2
3 4  
1
1. Disc Tray  
1. SATA Power Connector (15 pin)  
2. SATA Data Connector (7 pin)  
2. Drive activity indicators  
The LED used to indicate the operation of  
Blu-ray Disc Rewriter & HD DVD-ROM Drive.  
3. Emergency Eject Hole  
4. Eject Button  
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Installing the Drive  
Before installing the drive, please note the following points.  
You will need the following:  
A screw driver of a suitable size to fit the securing screws for the drive unit.  
The manual for the computer, so you can find the mounting positions for the SATA  
cable.  
Turn off all peripheral appliances of the computer and the computer itself, and  
disconnect their power cords from the wall sockets.  
Discharge any static electricity on your person by touching the computer covers, etc.  
Removing the Computer Cover  
Make sure all peripheral devices of the computer and the computer itself are turned off,  
and then remove the cover. Refer to the manual for the computer for details about  
removing the cover.  
NOTE : There may be sharp edges inside the computer so take care to avoid injury.  
Mounting the Drive  
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1. Remove the a 5 /4drive bay panel from the computer. Refer to the manual for the  
computer for details.  
2. Insert the drive unit into the bay. Do not apply excessive pressure to the cables inside  
the computer.  
3. Secure the drive with the screws. If there is not much space behind the drive,  
connect the SATA and other cables before securing the drive.  
READ  
WRITE  
R
EAD  
D
WRI  
TE  
NOTE : This is a general installation guide. If your PC hardware appears different, please  
consult your hardware manual for installing peripheral devices.  
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PC Connection  
The Blu-ray Disc Rewriter & HD DVD-ROM Drive connects to the motherboard of the  
host computer using a SATA interface cable.  
Connecting the SATA Power Cable  
Connect the power cable so the projection of the cable connector side to come to the left  
side. Be careful not to connect upside down.  
NOTE : Improper connection may damage the drive and void the warranty. Generally,  
the power connector can only fit one way.  
Red  
Connect to the power  
connector of the PC.  
Connecting the SATA Data Cable  
Connect the data cable. Be careful not to connect upside down.  
Connect to the SATA connector  
on the PC's Motherboard.  
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Device Drivers  
When using Windows XP SP2 Home Edition/Professional/Media Center  
Edition/Vista, no special device driver is required. Your system, upon Power On and  
bootup after installing and connecting the new Blu-ray Disc Rewriter &  
HD DVD-ROM Drive, will recognize and load native software drivers automatically.  
For Windows XP Users  
In order to ensure normal drive operation, please check the following:  
• The drive is displayed in  
Windows XP : [Control Panel]-([Performance and Maintenance])-[System]-  
[Hardware]-[Device Manager]-[DVD/CD-ROM-drives]  
If the drive is not recognized by your computer, please check the following  
items.  
• If an  
indicator is displayed on the IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers in [Control  
Panel]-([Performance and Maintenance])-[System]-[Hardware]-[Device  
Manager], you will need to contact your PC’s manufacturer or the mother-  
board’s manufacturer and get the appropriate IDE controller driver.  
Run Add New Hardware in Control Panel to let PC search again for new  
device.  
Included Software  
Retail versions of this drive come with CD/DVD/BD authoring Software.  
Before installing, please uninstall any previous CD/DVD/BD 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. Check for software updates for all  
of your writing software.  
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How to Use the Discs  
Don’t attach any stickers or labels to discs, It could cause read/write errorsand data loss.  
The Discs in this unit operate at a very high  
speed! DO NOT use damaged, cracked or  
warped discs. The drive’s optical unit may  
be damaged if they break.  
DO NOT use non-standard discs. NON-standard discs may not play or store data  
properly.  
Emergency Eject  
This drive has a feature that allows the disc to be ejected manually if this becomes  
necessary such as failure of the drive or a power outage.  
NOTE: Don’t use this feature except in an emergency.  
1) Turn the power to OFF.  
2) Poke a fine-tipped object (such as a straightened heavy duty paper clip) into the  
small hole above the eject button. The front door will pop open and the disk tray will  
come partway out.  
3) Pull the front door to open it all the way, then grip the disc tray between thumb and  
forefinger and gently pull it straight out.  
NOTE: This feature is a last measure to be  
used only in an emergency.  
Using it excessively will cause malfunction.  
*
If you cannot get a good grip on the disc tray with your fingers, use a steel binder clip  
or spring clamp to pull it out.  
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Troubleshooting  
Before Requesting Service  
Before calling for service, check this list.  
The drive doesn’t have power.  
• Is the power supply cable from the host computer plugged in?  
• Is the Power Connector to the drive securely attached?  
The system doesn’t start.  
• Are the power and SATA cables to the PC correctly connected?  
• Is the total length of the SATA cable 20 inches or less?  
• Is each connector completely attached?  
Other connections may have been knocked lose while installing the drive.  
Cannot Read or Write Discs.  
• Is the condition of everything else in the system (CPU, hard disc, and others) as it  
should be? (See system environment.)  
• Does the CD, DVD or BD disc have dirt or scratches?  
• Did a screen saver or other application operate while writing to the disc?  
• Is there enough free space on the CD, DVD and BD disc?  
• Does writing fail even using the simulation test for CD or DVD disc?  
• Is the disc loaded in the drive with the read/write surface facing the right direction?  
(label up)  
• Is the drive installed in the correct orientation?  
• Was the drive or disc moved from a low temperature environment to a high temper-  
ature environment? (There is a possibility of condensation on the lens in the drive or  
on the surface of the disc.)  
When you call for service, be prepared to give as much information as possible of your  
system, environment, and the specific problem. (What happened? When? How long?  
What was going on? Were there any error messages displayed? etc.)  
Please Note: Since this product supports Regional Playback Control Phase II for  
DVD-Video with CSS, a certain MPEG decoder card or Software without regional code  
setting may cause this drive not to read DVD-Video with CSS discs. This Drive enables  
you to change the regional code up to 5 times.  
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Specifications  
Items  
BD/HD DVD/DVD/CD  
BD-ROM(SL/DL), BD-RE*2(SL/DL), BD-R(SL/DL), HD DVD-ROM  
(SL/DL/TWIN), DVD-ROM(SL/DL), DVD-R(SL/DL), DVD-RW,  
General  
Supported Discs *1  
DVD+R(SL/DL), DVD+RW, DVD-RAM*3, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, CD-I,  
Photo-CD (Single & Multi-Session), Video CD, CD-Audio Disc, Mixed  
mode, CD-ROM disc (data and audio), CD-Extra, CD-Text, CD-R, CD-RW  
12cm/ 8cm (8cm disc can be used only with drive placed  
horizontally.)  
Disc Diameter  
Serial ATA  
Host Interface  
Read/Write Speed *4  
Read :  
Write :  
BD-ROM (SL/DL) : 6x/4.8x max.  
BD-R (SL/DL) : 6x/4.8x max.  
BD-RE (SL/DL) : 2x/2x max.  
BDMV (AACS Compliant Disc):  
4.8x max.  
BD-R (SL/DL) : 2x, 4x, 6x/2x, 4x  
BD-R (SL LTH) : 2x  
BD-RE (SL/DL) : 2x  
DVD-R : 1x, 2x, 4x, 8x, 12x, 16x  
DVD-R (DL): 2x, 4x  
HD DVD-ROM(SL/DL) :  
3x/3x max.  
HD DVD-Video (AACS Compliant  
Disc) : 3x max.  
DVD-ROM (SL/DL) : 16x/8x max.  
DVD-R (SL/DL) : 12x/8x max.  
DVD-RW (SL) : 10x max.  
DVD+R (SL/DL) : 12x/8x max.  
DVD+RW (SL) : 10x max.  
DVD-RAM : 5x max.  
DVD-RW (SL) : 1x, 2x, 4x, 6x  
DVD-RAM : 2x, 3x, 5x  
DVD+R : 2.4x, 4x, 8x, 12x, 16x  
DVD+R (DL): 2.4x, 4x  
DVD+RW (SL) : 2.4x, 4x, 6x, 8x  
CD-R : 4x, 8x, 16x, 24x, 32x,  
40x  
CD-RW : 4x, 10x, 16x, 24x  
DVD-Video (CSS Compliant  
Disc)(SL/DL) : 8x max.  
CD-R/RW/ROM : 40x max.  
CD-DA (DAE) : 40x max.  
8cm CD : 10x max.  
Video CD : 40x max.  
Mounting direction  
Horizontal/Vertical  
BD-ROM : 215.79 Mbits/s (6x max)  
HD DVD-ROM : 109.65 Mbits/s (3x max)  
DVD-ROM : 22.16 Mbytes/s (16x max)  
CD-ROM : 6,000 Kbytes/s (40x max)  
Performance Data transfer rate  
*Sustained  
SATA Gen.1 (1.5Gbps)  
*Burst(ATAPI)  
Average Access  
1
BD-ROM : 180ms (typ.), HD DVD-ROM : 210ms (typ.)  
DVD-ROM : 160ms (typ.), DVD-RAM : 180ms (typ.)  
CD-ROM : 150ms (typ.)  
Time (  
/
Stroke  
)
3
4 Mbytes  
Buffer capacity  
MTBF  
100000 Power On Hours (Duty Cycle 10%)  
Environmental When operating  
Temperature: 5 °C to 45 °C Humidity: 15% to 85% R.H.  
Temperature: -30 °C to 60 °C Humidity: 10% to 90% R.H.  
Level  
When not operating  
Power  
Electrical  
DC 5V, DC 12V  
*1 The disc of the cartridge type is not supported.  
*2 BD-RE: The disc of version 1.0 is not supported.  
*3 DVD-RAM 12X media: Not supported to write.  
*4 There might be some cases when this drive can not satisfy the best performance depending on the conditions  
of the disc, the drive, and the recording format.  
* The drive’s appearance and specifications may change without prior notice.  
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©
Copyright 2007  
Caution!  
LG Electronics U.S.A. Inc.  
1000 Sylvan Ave.  
Englewood Cliffs NJ 07632  
U. S. A.  
The disc rotates at high speed in the drive unit.  
Use of worn, damaged, or non-standard discs can  
adversely affect the drive and cause the disc to  
shatter or crush while in use.  
Disc crush can only occur when you use a damaged  
disc in the drive. It is an extremely rare occurrence,  
but there are steps which can be taken to prevent it.  
LG Electronics Canada Inc.  
550 MATHESON Blvd. East  
Mississauga. Ontario L4Z4G3 Canada  
LG Electronics Deutschland GMBH  
Jakob-Kaiser-Straße 12,  
D-47877 Willich, Germany  
Always check your discs before inserting them  
into the drive.  
1. Take care not to use worn, cracked, damaged,  
warped or poor quality discs, as this may  
cause damage to your drive.  
2. Check the clear plastic on the center of the  
disc, cracks here are the main cause of disc  
crush.  
LG Electronics U. K. Ltd.  
LG House, 250 Bath Road,  
Slough Berkshire SL1 4DX  
United Kingdom  
Goldstar France E.U.R.L  
Paris Nord II 22, Avenue des  
Nations-B.P.50372 VILLEPINTE  
95945 ROISSY CDG CEDEX France  
3. Do not play discs which are a non-standard  
(I.e. non-circular)shape, such as heart shaped  
discs, or discs in the shape of a business  
card.  
LG Electronics Italia S.P.A.  
Centro Direzione “IL Quadrate” Via  
Modigliani, 20090 Segrate (MI) Italy  
How can you keep your discs from becoming  
damaged?  
LG Electronics España  
1. When not in use, remove discs from the drive.  
2. Keep discs in the packaging supplied with  
them and out of direct sunlight and away from  
heat sources.  
Complejo Europa Empressaries  
(Edif.Bruselas) Ctra. N-VI 28230 Las  
Rozas Madrid Spain  
LG Electronics Australia Pty Ltd.  
2 Wonderland drive, Eastern creek,  
NSW 2766  
Excessive vibration or a sudden jolt to the drive  
during operation may cause a malfunction.  
Avoid exposing the drive to sudden changes in  
temperature as it may cause condensation to collect  
inside the drive.  
LG Electronics Portugal S.A.  
Quinta da Fonte – Edifício D. Amélia  
Rua Vítor Câmara, nº2, Piso 2  
2700-229 Paço d´ Arcos, Portugal  
firmware download program, “LG ODD Online F/W update.”  
This program will automatically check for new firmware  
releases and download them. It is also included on the  
software discs that accompany our drives.  
©2007 Made by  
P/NO. MFL31705817Ver. A  
 

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