Using the NEC Combo Drive 7
Drive Specifications
Interface – EIDE/ATAPI
Front panel features – manual eject button, emergency eject hole, activity LED
Disc media – 80 mm or 120 mm
Buffer – 2 MB
Software ejection/loading and volume control
Compatibility
DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, CD-DA
All CD-ROM, CD-R, and CD-RW
CD-ROM XA (Mode 2 Form 1 and 2)
Photo CD, video CD, CD-I, CD-Extra, CD-Text
Drive Speeds
4x CD-recording maximum variable speed (for example, recording CD-ROMs or audio
CDs)
4x CD-rewriting maximum variable speed (for example, using as a personal storage
medium)
24x CD-ROM reading maximum variable speed
6x DVD-ROM reading maximum variable speed
User Data Maximum Capacity (1 MB = 1024x1024)
4.38 GB (single side/single layer) – 656 MB, mode 1
7.95 GB (single side/dual layer) – 748 MB, mode 2
CD-R Write Maximum Transfer Rate on CD Record
300 KB/s (2x)
600 KB/s (4x)
CD-RW Rewrite Maximum Transfer Rate
300 KB/s (2x)
600 KB/s (4x)
CD-RW/DVD/CD Maximum Read Transfer Rate
DVD – Max 8112 KB/s (6x) sustained
CD, CD-R – Max 3600 KB/s (24x) sustained
PIO Mode 4/Multiword DMA Mode 2 supported – 16.6 MB/s
