Specifications

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4.3.3. 32x CD-ROM Drive (CDRG016)
The 32x CD-ROM is a SCSI-2 CD-ROM drive that provides more speed performance.
Characteristics
Form factor: 5"¼ in Half High
Height: 43 mm
External Interface: SCSI-2 8-bit Single Ended
Buffer memory: 512KB
Access Time: 90 ms average
Media Data Transfer Rate: 4800 Kb/sec maximum
Multisession capable (Reads CD-R and CD-RW media)
Loading tray supports 12-cm and 8-cm disks
Supported Systems
Escala S100, S120, T610, PL400T and PL600T.
4.3.4. 48x (Max) IDE CD-ROM Drive (CDRG017, CDRG020)
The 48X (Max) IDE Internal CD-ROM Drive is a tray loading CD-ROM drive providing up to
7200KB/sec maximum media data transfer rate. It is a 5.25 inch half-high form factor, multi-session
capable, CD-ROM drive which provides state of the art performance and supports existing 650MB
CD-ROM discs.
Characteristics
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Media Data Transfer Rate: 7200 KB/sec (Max)
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Interface: IDE/ATAPI
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Avg. Random Access Time: 75ms (typical)
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Buffer Memory: 128KB
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Media capacity: 650MB
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Multisession capable (Reads CDR & CDRW media)
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5.25-inch half-high form factor
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Operates in either vertical or horizontal positions
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Interface supports standard and extended XA formats
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Loading tray supports 12cm and 8cm disks
Software Requirements
CDRG017: AIX 4.3.3, or later.
CDRG020: AIX 5.1, or later.
Supported Systems
Escala PL220T, PL420T.