Introduction

F e a t u r e s

The CRX100E is an internal CD-R/RW (Compact Disc Recordable/ ReWritable) drive unit designed for use with an IBM PC, HP Vectra, or compatible computer.

It can write as much as 650 Mbytes of digital data into CD-R disc, and can read as much as 650 Mbytes of digital data stored in a CD- ROM (Compact Disc Read-Only Memory), CD-R and CD-RW disc.

The CRX100E has the following features:

General

•51/4 inch half-height drive form factor.

•Audio CD like tray loading of a disc without using a caddy.

•Power loading and power eject of a disc. The disc can also be ejected manually.

•Housed in a casing with an airtight frame.

•1 Mbyte buffer memory on the ATA controller.

•Supports Power saving mode and Sleep mode.

Supported disc formats

•Reads and writes data in each CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, CD-I, CD-I Ready, Video CD, CD-EXTRA, and CD-TEXT.

•Reads data in Photo CD (Single and Multi session).

•Reads and writes standard CD-DA.

•Reads and writes CD-R discs conforming to “Orange Book Part II”.

•Reads and writes CD-RW discs conforming to “Orange Book Part

III”.

Supported write method

•Disc at once, Session at once, Track at once, Variable packet, Fixed packet and Multi-session.

Performance

•Supports CD-R write operation at each standard speed, double speed and quadruple speed.

•Supports CD-RW write operation at double speed.

•Supports read-only operation at max 24 times speed.

•Supports real time error correction and real time layered error correction at each speeds.

•Fast access time ensuring reliable high-speed data access.

Audio

•Outputs 16-bit digital data over the ATA interface.

•Equipped with audio line output and headphones jack for audio CD playback.

■Software requirement

Install the appropriate application software before using this unit.

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