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.

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