Specifications 92
Specification Value
Sectors per track (high/low)
18/9
Tracks per side (high/low)
80/80
Track-to-track (high/low)
3 ms/6 ms
Average (high/low)
169 ms/94 ms
Setting time
15 ms
Latency average
100 ms
80/80
Read/write heads
2
CD-ROM drive specifications
Specification Value
Disk formats
CD-ROM (modes 1 and 2); mixed mode (audio and data combined); CD-DA; Photo
CD (single/multiple-session), CD-XA ready; CDi ready
Capacity
550 MB (mode 1, 12 cm)
640 MB (mode 2, 12 cm)
Block size
2368, 2352 bytes (mode 0)
2352, 2340, 2336, 2048 bytes (mode 1)
2352, 2340, 2336, 2048 bytes (mode 2)
Dimensions
Height
12.7 mm (0.50 in)
Depth
132.08 mm (5.20 in)
132.08 mm (5.20 in)
Weight
0.34 kg (0.75 lb)
Data transfer rate
Sustained
150 KB/s (sustained 1X), 1500/3600 KB/s (10X to 24X)
Burst
16.6 MB/s
Access times (typical)
Full stroke
300 ms
Random
140 ms
Diameter
12 cm, 8 cm (4.70 in, 3.15 in)
Thickness
1.2 mm (0.05 in)
Track pitch
1.6 µm (6.3 × 10
-7
in)
Cache/buffer
128 KB
Startup time
< 10 s
Stop time
< 5 s (single); < 30 s (multisession)
Laser parameters
Type
Semiconductor laser GaAs
Wave length
700 ± 25 nm
Divergence angle
53.5° ± 1.5°
Output power
0.14 mW
Operating conditions