B-4 Specifications
Storage Devices
Accessible Devices
■ 3 1/2-inch, 1.44-MB diskette drive
■ CD-ROM reader (in multimedia systems) — quad-speed
CD-ROM reader
Internal Device — 3 1/2-inch IDE hard disk (hard disk
systems)
CD-ROM Reader
Standard in multimedia systems
■ Quadruple speed
■ Disc format — ISO 9660
■ Data transfer rate — 600 KB/sec (mode 1), 684.4
KB/sec (mode 2)
■ Access time (typical) — 230 msec
■ Built-in buffer — 128 KB
■ Read Error Rate — ECC ON, 1 block/10
12
bits,
ECC OFF, 1 block/10
9
bits
■ Host Interface — IDE (ATAPI)
■ Photo CD Compatibility — Multisession Photo CD,
Single session Photo CD
Device Slots
One 3-1/2-inch externally accessible slot (contains standard
1.44-MB diskette drive)
Two 5 1/4-inch externally accessible slots in the desktop,
three slots in the minitower; one slot contains a CD-ROM
reader in multimedia models
One 3 1/2-inch internal slot (contains hard disk in hard disk
models)