HP hd100 External HD DVD-ROM Drive

Key Specifications

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drive Performance

• Read speed:

System Requirements

Recommended system requirements

 

 

 

 

HD DVD-ROM up to 2.4X (CLV); DVD up to 5X (CAV);

 

• PC Connection: USB 2.0 required

 

 

 

 

CD up to 14x (CAV)

 

• RAM: 1 GB

 

 

 

 

• Sustained transfer:

 

• Processor: Performance equivalent to or greater than processors listed

 

1x CD = 150KB/s (data mode 1); 1X DVD = 1350 KB/s;

 

below. (Note: Lower performance levels than those specified will

 

1X HD DVD = 4560 KB/s

 

increase the chance of playback problems with HD DVD movie discs.)

 

• Burst transfer rate: 33 MB/s max

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intel

AMD

 

 

• Access time: DVD 160 ms; CD 160 ms (typical)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Mean time between failures (MTBF): 70,000 POH at 25% duty cycle

 

Pentium EE 840 (3.2 G),

 

 

 

 

in room temp

 

955 (3.4 G)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pentium D 9xx series - 945 (3.4G),

AMD Athlon 64 X2 - 4200+ (2.2G),

 

Environment

• Operating temperature: 5° to 50° C (41° to 122° F)

 

950 (3.4G), 960 (3.6G)

4400+ (2.2G), 4600+ (2.4G),

 

 

• Storage temperature: -10° to 60° C (-14° to 140° F)

 

 

4800+ (2.4G), 5000+ (2.6G)

 

 

 

Core Duo - T2500 (2G),

AMD Athlon 64 FX - FX-60 (2.6G),

 

 

• Operating humidity: 8%~80% RH (Non-condensing)

 

 

 

 

T2600 (2.16G), T2700 (2.33G)

FX-62 (2.8G)

 

 

• Storage humidity: 5%~95% RH (Non-condensing)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Core 2 Duo – E6300 (1.8G),

AMD Turion 64 X2 - TL-60 (2.0G)

 

 

• Power requirement: +5V±8%; +12V±8%

 

 

 

 

E6400(2.13G), E6600(2.4G),

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E6700(2.66G), X6800 (2.93G)

 

 

 

Compatibility

• Device read media compatibility: HD DVD-ROM, DVD-ROM,

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Graphics card: PCI Express graphics card with at least 256 MB RAM,

 

DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW,

 

 

 

with performance equivalent to or greater than cards listed below.

 

DVD-Video, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-DA, CD Extra, CD-ROM (Mode 1 -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yellow Book), CD-ROM/XA & CD-I Ready (Mode 2/Form 2 – Green

 

NVIDIA

ATI

 

 

Book), VCD, CD-Text

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GeForce 7600 GT

X1600 series

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warranty

• 1-year limited hardware and software warranty from date of purchase

 

GeForce 7800 GTX 512

X1800 series

 

 

 

 

 

GeForce 7900 GX2/GTX

X1900 series

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note: To verify that your system meets the system requirements, download the BD/HD Advisor utility from

 

GeForce 7950 GX2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.hp.com/support/HDSupport, and select the option to “Scan for HD DVD Support”.

 

• Graphics card and Monitor must be HDCP compliant to enable high

If your system does not meet these requirements, the utility should identify any deficiencies and

 

provide troubleshooting options.

 

definition digital display.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note: As HD DVD is a new format containing new technologies, certain disc, digital connection,

 

• Graphics card driver: Current driver with full support for HD DVD

compatibility and/or performance issues may arise, and do not constitute defects in the product.

 

movie playback. Contact your graphics card supplier to obtain the most

Flawless playback on all systems even if the above requirements are met is not guaranteed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

For additional information, please visit http://www.hp.com/support/HDSupport.

 

current driver. For NVIDIA graphics drivers, look for the “PureVideo HD

Some future HD DVD movie titles may require your display to support HDCP enabled DVI-D or HDMI

 

compliant” notice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

connection only, and may not be viewed on an analog display. For more information, please see

 

• Operating System: Windows XP SP2 or higher.

enclosed documentation or additional information at http://www.hp.com/support/HDSupport.

 

• Broadband Internet connection may be required under certain

 

 

 

Blu-ray discs cannot be read with this drive.

 

situations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contents

Box contents

• External HD DVD-ROM drive

Software included

• CyberLink PowerDVD HD DVD Edition

 

• USB 2.0 cable

 

 

 

• Power supply

 

 

 

• Quick-Start poster

 

 

 

• Getting Help guide

 

 

 

• Getting Started

 

 

 

• Software CD, including electronic user’s guide

 

 

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