IBM 22P6969 manual Environmental requirements, Write/Read speeds, Media Speed Compatibility

The following table lists the environmental specifications for the CD-RW drive. You can mount the drive vertically or horizontally.

Environmental requirements

Environmental Requirements:

Specification	Operational	Nonoperational
Temperature	+5° C to +45° C	-40° C to +60° C
(noncondensing)	(+41° F to +113° F)	(-40° F to + 140° F)
Relative humidity	8% to 80%	5% to 90%
(noncondensing)

Write/Read speeds

The following table lists the write/read speeds for the CD-RW drive.

Drive Write/Read Speeds:

Function	Supported Speed
Read (CD-ROM/CD-R disc)	17-40x (CAV)
Read (CD-RW/Audio disc)	14-32x (CAV)
Write (CD-R disc)	4x, 8x, 12x, 16x (CLV), 16-20-24x
	(Zoned CLV)
Write (CD-RW disc)	4x, 10x

Media Speed Compatibility

The following table lists the media speed compatibility for the CD-RW drive.

Function	CD-R Media	CD-RW Media
	Compatibility	Compatibility
Reads	ALL	ALL
Writes	4x, 8x, 12x, 16x, 24x	Multispeed (1x2x4x, 4x,
		1x-4x)
		High Speed

Note: Media or drive speed must support the listed write speed of the media.

Drive-performance specifications

The following table lists the performance specifications of the CD-RW drive.

A-224X/10X/40X Max CD-RW Drive: User’s Guide