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At a glance

Features:

• Write speeds of CD-R media: 48x, 40x, 32x, 24x, 16x, 8x, 4x
• Write speeds of CD-RW media: 24x, 16x, 10x, 4x
• Maximum read speed of CD media: 48x
• Maximum read speed of DVD media: 16x
• Buffer underrun protection
• EasyWrite (formerly Mt. Rainier) support
• Industry-leading CD recording and DVD playback software
• Conforms to the DVD Forum Multi-Player specification
• Enhanced IDE/ATAPI interface
• 2 MB data buffer
• Vertical or horizontal mount
  

Warranty

1 year Limited - customer carry-in exchange

Packaging

You will receive one box containing the following items:

• 48X/24X/48X/16X Max CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combination Drive
• CD-RW and DVD-ROM Software and User's Guide CD
• 18-inch 2-drop IDE cable
• Audio "Y" cable
• Mounting screws
• Quick Installation Guide

Product dates

Worldwide

• Announce date: 21 May 2003
• Planned availability date: 21 May 2003
• Effective withdrawal date: 11 May 2004
  

Technical specifications

Performance specifications as known at time of announcement

• Sustained data transfer rates:
  - DVD-ROM (6.5x-16x CAV, 4.7 GB DVD-ROM read): 8.7 to 22.1 MB/s
  - DVD-ROM (3.3x-8x CAV, 8.5 GB Dual-layer read): 4.4 to 11.0 MB/s
  - DVD-R (2.5x-6x CAV, 4.7 GB DVD-R read): 3.3 to 8.1 MB/s
  - DVD-R (2.5x-5x CAV, 3.95 GB DVD-R read): 3.3 to 6.7 MB/s
  - DVD-RAM (2x CLV, 2.6 GB DVD-RAM read): 2.64 MB/s
  - DVD-RAM (2x-4.6x CAV, 4.7 GB DVD-RAM read): 2.7 to 6.2 MB/s
  - DVD-RW (2.5x-6x CAV, 4.7 GB DVD-RW read): 3.3 to 8.1 MB/s
  - CD-ROM (40x-18x CAV, CD-R/RWread): 2.7 to 6.0 MB/s
  - CD-ROM (48x-20x CAV, CD-ROM read): 3 to 7.2 MB/s
  
  
• Max Burst data transfer rate:
  - Ultra DMA Mode 2: 33 MB/s
  
  
• Average access times:
  - DVD-ROM including latency, single layer: 120 ms
  - CD-ROM/RW/R including latency: 110 ms
  - 2 MB data buffer
  

Physical, environmental, and compatibility specifications as known at time of announcement

Weight

• lbs: 2.0
• kg: .9

• inches: 1.6
• mm: 41.5

• inches: 5.8
• mm: 149

• inches: 7.5
• mm: 190

Operating temperature

• between 5 degrees Celsius and 45 degrees Celsius
• between 41 degrees Fahrenheit and 113 degrees Fahrenheit
• Relative humidity: 10% to 80% (non-condensing)
  

Agency approvals

United States, Canada:

• FCC label
• UL mark
• cUL mark

Europe, Middle East, Africa:

• European Union (CE mark)
  

Asia Pacific:

• Australia/New Zealand (C-Tick)
• Korea (Korean MIC mark)
• Taiwan (BSMI)
• Japan (VCCI

Hardware compatibility

The 48X/24X/48X/16X Max CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combination Drive is supported on the following systems:

* Systems with I3D and FireGL1 graphic chipsets do not support MPEG-2 playback.

** Standard Y-audio connector cannot be attached to this system.

Some computers have a smaller connector that is incompatible with the included internal audio cable. If your computer has this type of connector, you must purchase a new audio cable.

Software requirements

The 48X/24X/48X/16X Max CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combination Drive is supported on the following operating systems:

• Microsoft Windows Me
• Windows 2000
• Windows XP

Compatibility

Some configurations may not be compatible.

Installation time

Approximately 30 minutes