8X Ide Cd-Writer Plus Drive - HP Vectra VL800 Technical Reference Manual

5 Mass Storage Devices
Optical Drives

8X IDE CD-Writer Plus Drive

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Some models have a CD-RW (ReWritable) drive supplied in a 5.25-inch
front-access shelf, supporting ATAPI commands. It can read any CD-ROM
(data) disc. It also has audio playback capability and can play and standard
audio CDs. It can record both write-once (CD-R) and CD-RW optical media.
It conforms to optical and mechanical standards as specified in the Red,
Yellow, Orange and Green Books.
Data capacity
Performance
Burst transfer rate
Spin-up time
Spin-down time
Corrected error rate
Data Buffer Capacity
Write methods
Format and EEC standard
MTBF
Interface
1. Refer to the Service Handbook chapter (available at
vectrasupport) to find out which models are installed with this optical drive.
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650 MB or up to 74 minutes of audio per disc
547MB in CD-UDF data format
Typical: 110 ms (random, 1/3 access including latency)
Maximum: 130 ms (random, 1/3 access including latency)
Data transfer rate:
Read: Up to 32X (1X=150 KB/s)
Write: 8X (CD-R); 4X (CD-RW)
16.67 Mbytes/sec.
3.2 seconds (disk stop to high speed)
2.5 seconds (disk high speed to stop)
ECC On (max. 32X): 1 block/10
ECC Off (max. 32X): 1 block/10
2 MB
- Track at once
- Session at once
- Disc at once
- Variable packet writing
- Fixed packet writing
- Multisession
Red, Yellow, Orange, Green books
120,000 POH
E-IDE and ATAPI
Description
12
bits
9
bits
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