IBM 10K3786 manual Environmental requirements, Write/Read speeds, Media Speed Compatibility

Environmental requirements

Environmental Requirements:

Specification	Operational	Nonoperational
Temperature	+5° C to +45° C (+41° F -20° C to +60° C (-4 F to +40
(noncondensing)	to +113° F)	F) -(-4° F to +140° F)
Relative humidity	10% to 80%	5% to 90%
(noncondensing)

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

Write/Read speeds

Drive Write/Read Speeds:

Function	Supported Speed
Read (CD-ROM/CD-R disc)	1x, 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 14x-32x (CAV)
Read (CD-RW disc)	2x, 4x, 8x, 10x-24x (CAV)
Write (CD-R disc)	4x, 8x,	12x
Write (CD-RW disc)	2x, 4x,	8x

Media Speed Compatibility

Function	CD-R Media	CD-RW Media
	Compatibility	Compatibility
Reads	ALL	ALL
Writes	4x, 8x, 12x	2x, 4x
		HS 4x-10x*

*This drive is only capable of writing up to 8x.

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.

Drive performance:

Feature Specification

A-212x8x32 Internal IDE CD-RW Drive: User’s Guide