CD-RW Drive

One configuration of the iMac (Flat Panel) computer has an internal CD-RW drive with a tray for loading the disc. The drive is capable of writing CD-R media at 16x speed and CD-RW media at 12x speed. It can read CD-ROM media at 24x speed.


Table 3-4


Media type Reading speed Writing speed
CD-R 32x 24x
CD-RW 32x 10x
CD or CD-ROM 32x –

Digital audio signals from the CD-RW drive can be played through the sound outputs under the control of the Sound Manager.

The CD-RW drive uses the ATA4 protocol and is device-select jumpered as Device 1 (slave) in an ATA Device 0/1 configuration.



 

© 2002 Apple Computer, Inc. (Last Updated January 21, 2002)