CD ROMs and DVD ROMs

Creative Labs® PC-DVD Encore 5X
10X Minimum/24X Maximum CD-ROM for Solo® 9100 Portable
DVD-ROM II for Solo® 9100 Portable
17X Minimum/ 40X Maximum IDE CD-ROM
17X Minimum/ 40X Maximum SCSI CD-ROM
Philips® 4X/4X/24X CD-RW
8X Digital Versatile Disc (8X DVD)
Gateway AstroTM PC CD-ROM

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17X Minimum/ 40X Maximum SCSI CD-ROM

Specifications are subject to change without notice or obligation.


Specifications

Interface
SCSI-2
Average full stroke access time
135ms typical
Spin-up time
3.5 seconds typical

5.5 seconds maximum
Data buffer capacity
256 KByte
Mean time between failures
100,000 hours
Compatible Disc Formats
Red-Book, Yellow-Book, CD-ROM XA, CD-TEXT, CD-I Bridge (Photo-CD,
Rotational Speed
Approximately 8,500 rpm
Sustained block transfer rate
Approximately 1,295 - 3,000 Blocks/s
Sustained data transfer rate
Mode1: Approximately 2,595 - 6,000 KByte/s

Mode2: Approximately 2,958 - 6,840 KByte/s
Burst transfer rate
5 MByte/s asynchronous
Average random access time
80ms typical
Average random seek time
75ms typical



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