The following table lists the environmental specifications for the Slimline drive.
You can mount the drive vertically or horizontally.
Environmental Requirements:
Specification
Temperature
(noncondensing)
Relative humidity
(noncondensing)
Write/Read speeds
Drive Write/Read Speeds:
Function
Read (CD-ROM/CD-R disc)
Read (CD-RW disc)
Write (CD-R disc)
Write (CD-RW disc)
Media Speed Compatibility
Function
Reads
Writes
Note: Media or drive speed must support the listed write speed of the media.
Drive-performance specifications
The following table lists the performance specifications of the Slimline drive.
Drive performance:
Feature
Burst data transfer rate
Average access time (including latency)
Cache memory (Read/Write)
Disc diameter
A-2
8x4x24 Slimline CD-RW Drive: User's Guide
Operational
+5° C to +45° C (+41° F
to +113° F)
10% to 80%
Supported speed
2x, 4x, 12x, 24x
2x, 4x, 5-12x (CAV)
2x, 4x, 8x
2x, 4x, 8x
CD-R media compatibility
ALL
2x, 4x, 8x
Specification
16.7 MB per second (ATA PIO Mode 4)
16.7 MB per second (ATA multi-word
DMA Mode 2) 33.3 MB per second
(ATA Ultra-DMA mode 2)
160 ms (10-24x, CAV)
8 MB
12 cm (4.7 in.) (8cm [3 in.] read-only)
Nonoperational
-20° C to +60° C (-4 F to +40
F) -(-4° F to +140° F)
5% to 90%
CD-RW media
compatibility
ALL
2x, 4x