Introduction, Specification – EXP Computer DVD Station User Manual

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INTRODUCTION

The DVD Station is an external DVD-ROM drive with the latest 32bit
Cardbus technology high-speed PC Card. The DVD Station allows you to
watch DVD movies* on a laptop computer in conjunction with the bundled
MPEG2 decoding program. The drive can also red other CD-ROM
standards as well (e.g. CD-R, CD-RW, etc.).

SPECIFICATION

External Drive Dimensions: 9.6" x 6.4" x 1.9" (L x W x H)
Weight: 3 lb. 3 oz.
Interface: PC Card (Cardbus)
MPEG2 Decoding: Cyberlink PowerDVD (Windows 95/98 only)
DVD-ROM Reading: Windows 95, 98, and Windows NT 4.0
Power required: 12V DC 1Amp.
Data Transfer Rate:

Sustained Mode 1350-2700 max KB/sec
(DVD) 1035-2400 KB/sec (CD-ROM)
Burst (ATAPI) 16.7 MB/sec

Buffer Cache Size: 128K
Access Time:

Average Random Seek (DVD) 110 ms
Average Random Seek (CD 16x) 110 ms
Average Random Access (DVD) 180 ms
Average Random Access (CD 16x) 120 ms
Full Stroke 250 ms (Both)

Media Capacity:

Single Side - Single Layer 4.7 GB
Single Side - Double Layer 8.5 GB
Double Side - Single Layer 9.4 GB
Double Side - Double Layer 17.1 GB

Compatible Format Standards:

DVD-ROM, DVD Video, CD-ROM XA, CD-I BRIDGE (Photo CD,
Video CD), CD-I READY, CD-DA CD-G, Multi-session (Photo-
CD), CD EXTRA, CD-RW and CD-R

* System Requirements for DVD movies -

Windows 95 or Windows 98 Only
Pentium 266MHZ or higher or system with MPEG2 decoding capability built-in

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