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Installation and user’s guide
This section provides the product description, installation instructions, and
instructions for using and maintaining the IBM 24X/10X/40X Max
CD-ReWritable (CD-RW) drive.
Introduction
This section describes this option and the software that comes with it. This
section also contains some information you will need before you install the
option.
Product description
The IBM 24X/10X/40X Max CD-RW drive can write and read CD-RW and
CD-Recordable (CD-R) discs, and can read mass-produced stamped CDs. CDs
created with this drive are compatible with Multi-Read (MR) CD-ROM and
DVD-ROM drives that can read CD-RW discs and other media, and with older
non-MR CD-ROM drives that can read only CD-R and CD-ROM discs.
The drive can write to a CD-R disc at up to 24 times the standard CD-ROM
speed, recording data at up to 3600 KB
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per second. At this rate, the drive can
record an 80-minute CD-R disc in four minutes. The drive writes to CD-RW
and CD-R discs at different speeds. The drive can write to a high speed
CD-RW disc at up to ten times the standard CD-ROM speed, recording data at
up to 1500 KB per second. At this rate, the drive can record an 80-minute
CD-RW disc in about eight minutes. The drive can also read data at up to 40
times the standard CD-ROM speed, or 6000 KB per second.
This drive incorporates Mount Rainier technology. Mount Rainier is an open
industry standard created to make CD-RW easier to use. Benefits include
background formatting and physical defect management by the drive. For
more information, go to www.mt-rainier.org.
The CD-RW drive can be installed only in a computer that uses the integrated
drive electronics (IDE) or the enhanced IDE (EIDE) architecture.
In addition to this manual, the option kit includes:
v CD-RW drive
v One audio cable
v Four mounting screws
v One IDE cable
1. KB equals approximately 1024 bytes when referring to data transfer speeds.
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