HP DX2250 manual Technical Specifications Optical Storage

HP PATA DVD-ROM Drive Height

5.25-inch, half-height, tray-load

Orientation

Either horizontal or vertical

Interface type

PATA/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)

1.54 lb (0.7 kg)

Read speeds

DVD+R/-R/+RW/

Up to 8X

-RW/+R DL

DVD-ROM

Up to 16X

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+R

Yes

No

DVD+R DL

Yes

No

DVD+RW

Yes

No

DVD-R

Yes

No

DVD-RW

Yes

No

Access times

Random

DVD: < 140 ms (typical), CD: < 125 ms

(typical reads, including

(typical)

setting)

Full Stroke

DVD: < 250 ms (seek), CD: < 210 ms (seek)

Cache Buffer

256 KB (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

Four-pin, 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 – <800 mA typical, < 1000 mA

maximum

12 VDC –< 870 mA typical

Audio output

Line-Out

0.7 VRMS

Signal-to-Noise Ratio

74 dB

Channel Separation

65 dB

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