1.6 CD-ROM Drive 1 Hardware Overview
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1.5 CD-ROM Drive
The CD-ROM drive accommodates either 12 cm (4.72-inch) or 8 cm (3.15-inch) CDs. They
provide high-performance, twenty-four-speed plays on a maximum (reads 3,600 KB per
second).
The CD-ROM drive is shown in figure 1-6. Specifications are listed in Table 1-3.
Figure 1-6 CD-ROM drive
Table 1-3 CD-ROM drive specifications
Item
TEAC specifications
(CD-224E-BA)
24 x mode (Max.)
ATAPI Burst (Mbytes/s) 33.3 (U-DMA Transfer mode 2)
Access time (ms)
Average Random Access
Average Full Stroke Access
115 (Typ.)
250 (Typ.)
Rotation speed (rpm) 5,136
Data Buffer Capacity (Kbytes) 128
Supported Format CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-ROM XA, CD-I FMV, Video-
CD,
CD-RW, PhotoCD (Multi-cession), CD-Extra (CD Plus), CD-
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