NEC® 12x/10x/32x CD-RW Drive Specifications

    This CD-Recordable/ReWritable (CD-RW) drive can be used as a:

12x speed CD-Recorder
10x speed CD-ReWritable
32x speed CD reader

    Specifications are subject to change without notice or obligation.

Interface

E-IDE/ATAPI

Capacity

650 MB

Command set

MMC

Read speed

CD/CD-R: 14x-32x Constant Angular Velocity (CAV)

CD-RW: 8x-20x CAV

Audio extraction: 12x

Audio play: 4x-10x CAV

Spin down: 12x, 8x, 2x

Write speed

CD-R media: 2x, 4x, 8x, 12x Constant Linear Velocity (CLV)

CD-RW media: 2x, 4x, 10x CLV

Random access time

Average (approx): 100 ms

Memory buffer

2 MB

Real-time optimal
power control (ROPC)

Yes

Optimal power control (OPC)

Yes

PC-99 compatible

Yes

MTBF per given user profile

70,000 Power On Hours (POH) (10%)

Power supply

+5 V+/-5%; ripple: 100 mVpp
+12 V+/10%; ripple: 200 mVpp

Power consumption

Sleep mode (max): 1.6 W

Maximum peak: 9.6 W

Shock

Horizontal: 5 G/11 ms

Vertical: 5 G/11 ms (without retries)

Non-operational: 70 G/11 ms

Vibration

Operational: 7 Hz to 300 Hz; 0.2 G

Environment

Temperature: 5° C to 40° C

Humidity: 30% to 70%

ESD sensitive

Continued operation, no operator intervention: 15 kV

Form factor

5.25-inch (13.34 cm) half-height

Drive dimensions

5.75 × 7.68 × 1.63 inches (W×D×H)
146 × 195 × 41.5 mm (W×D×H)

Certification programs

Meets Microsoft®/Intel® PC 98 certification criteria

Certified as an OSTA MultiRead device

Certified as a UDF device

    Many products for Gateway and its subsidiaries are custom engineered by our suppliers to Gateway specifications and may vary from similarly marketed products.