IBM 48X Installation and users guide

Installation and user’s guide

This section provides the product description, installation instructions, and

instructions for using and maintaining the IBM 48X/32X/48X Max CD-ReWritable

(CD-RW) Drive.

This section describes this option and the software that comes with it. This section

also contains some information you will need before you install the option.

The IBM 48X/32X/48X Max CD-RW Drive can write and read CD-RW and

CD-Recordable (CD-R) discs, and can read mass-produced stamped CDs. CDs

created with this drive are compatible with Multi-Read CD-ROM and DVD-ROM

drives that can read CD-RW discs and other media, and with older non-Multi-Read

CD-ROM drives that can read only CD-R and CD-ROM discs.

The drive can write to a CD-R disc at up to 48 times the standard CD-ROM speed,

recording data at up to 7200 KB

per second. At this rate, the drive can record an

80-minute CD-R disc in a little more than three minutes. The drive writes to

CD-RW and CD-R discs at different speeds. The drive can write to an ultra-speed

CD-RW disc at up to 32 times the standard CD-ROM speed, recording data at up

to 4800 KB per second. At this rate, the drive can record an 80-minute CD-RW disc

in less than four minutes. The drive can also read data at up to 48 times the

standard CD-ROM speed.

This drive incorporates EasyWrite technology.EasyWrite is an open industry

standard created to make CD-RW easier to use. Benefits include background

formatting and physical defect management by the drive. For more information, go

to www.mt-rainier.org.

The CD-RW drive can be installed only in a computer that uses the integrated

drive electronics (IDE) or the enhanced IDE (EIDE) architecture.

In addition to this manual, provided on the User’s Guide and Software CD, the

option kit includes:

v48X/32X/48X Max CD-RW drive

vOne audio cable

vFour mounting screws

vOne IDE cable

vLaser Safety Guide

Contact your place of purchase if an item is missing or damaged. Be sure to retain

your proof of purchase. It might be required to receive warranty service. See

Appendix E, “IBM Statement of Limited Warranty- Z125-4753-07 - 11/2002”, on

page 25 for warranty information.

1. KB equals approximately 1024 bytes when referring to data transfer speeds.