HP XU800 User Manual

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4 Mass Storage Devices

4X IDE CD-Writer Plus
Drive

Some models

1

have a CD-RW (ReWritable) drive supplied in a 5.25-inch

front-access shelf ATAPI, supporting ATAPI commands and with audio
playback capability. It can play any standard CD-Audio disks, in addition to
CD-ROM disks, and can record both write-once (CD-R) and CD-RW optical
media. It conforms to optical and mechanical standards as specified in the
Red, Yellow, Orange and Green Books.

1.

Refer to the HP Kayak PC Workstations Service Handbook to find out which

models are installed with the

HP CD-RW drive.

Description

Data capacity

650 MB or up to 74 minutes of audio per disc

547MB in CD-UDF data format

Performance

Seek time (1/3 stroke: <150 ms (CD-ROM))

Data transfer rate:
Read: Up to 24X (1X=150 KB/s)
Write: 4X (CD-R); 2X (CD-RW)

Minimum burst transfer rate

2.5Mbytes/sec.

Spin-up time (2X)

2 seconds max. (from spin down state until disc ready)

Initialization time (2X)

5 seconds max. (from new disc inserted until disc ready)

HP fast format time (CD-RW)

5 minutes max.

Disc finalization time (2X

2 minutes typical

Corrected error rate

Audio, Mode 2, Mode 2 Form 2: < 1 frame in 10

9

bits read

Mode 1, Mode 2 Form 1: < 1 frame in 10

12

bits read

Buffering

1MByte (>6 sec at 1X speed). If buffered data drops to less than one
sector, the recording stops.

Write methods

- Track at once
- Disc at once
- Incremental (packet)
- Multisession

Write verification

Automatic Power Control to dynamically adjust laser writer power

Format and EEC standard

Red, Yellow, Orange, Green books

MTBF

150,000 hours

Interface

ATAPI

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