SATA DVD-ROM Drive
Height
5.25-inch, half-height, tray-load
Orientation
Either horizontal or vertical
Interface type
SATA/ATAPI
Disc capacity
Single layer: Up to 4.7 GB (6 times capacity of CD-ROM)
Double layer: Up to 8.5 GB (12 times capacity of CD-ROM)
Dimensions
(W x H x D)
5.9 x 1.7 x 8.0 in (15.0 x 4.4 x 20.3 cm)
Weight
(max)
2.6 lb (1.2 kg)
Read speeds
DVD+R/-R/+RW/
-RW/+R DL /-R DL
Up to 8X
DVD-ROM
Up to 16X
DVD-RAM
Up to 4X
CD-ROM, CD-R
Up to 48X
CD-RW
Up to 32X
Removable Storage -
Media Compatibility -
DVD-ROM
Media
Read
Write
CD-ROM
Yes
No
CD-R
Yes
No
CD-RW
Yes
No
DVD-ROM
Yes
No
DVD-ROM DL
Yes
No
DVD-RAM
Yes
No
DVD+R
Yes
No
DVD+R DL
Yes
No
DVD+RW
Yes
No
DVD-R
Yes
No
DVD-RW
Yes
No
DVD-R DL
Yes
No
Access times
(typical reads, including
setting)
Random DVD: < 140 ms (typical), CD: < 125 ms
(typical)
Full Stroke
DVD: < 250 ms (seek), CD: < 210 ms (seek)
Cache Buffer
2 MB (minimum)
Data Transfer Modes
ATA PIO mode 4 (16.7 MB/s); ATA Multi-word
DMA mode 2 (16.7 MB/s); ATA UltraDMA
Mode 3 (44.4 MB/s -default)
Power
Source
SATA DC power receptacle
DC Power Requirement
5 VDC ± 5%-100 mV ripple p-p
12 VDC ± 5%-200 mV ripple p-p
DC Current
5 VDC - <1000 mA typical, < 1600 mA
maximum
12 VDC -< 600 mA typical, < 1400 mA
maximum
Environmental
(all conditions
non-condensing)
Temperature
41° to 122° F (5° to 50° C)
Relative Humidity
10% to 90%
Maximum Wet Bulb
Temperature
86° F (30° C)
QuickSpecs
Compaq 500B Microtower PC
Technical Specifications - Optical Storage
DA - 13418 Worldwide QuickSpecs — Version 2 — 10.30.2009
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