Specifications

Features

40X max to 17X min throughput
8,950 RPM
Constant Angular Velocity
27X Drive rating
Wide Ultra SCSI 68-Pin Flat Ribbon Type
40 MB/sec burst transfer rate
Capable of digital audio extraction at 24X max with "bit-by-bit" accuracy
Upgradeable Flash firmware
OS compatibility: OS/2 Warp, SCO, Win9X, WinNT, Novell, MacOS, AUX, Solaris X86, AIX, VAX, NT
Two-year full warranty
Unlimited Toll-Free Tech Support
Useable Discs: CD-ROM Mode1; CD-ROMXA Mode 2, Form1; Multisession Mode 1& 2; CD UDF (variable packets)
Useable at 24X: CD-DA; CD-ROM XA Mode 2, Form 2; ISO 9660-HFS; Rockridge; PhotoCD, VideoCD; CD-I; Cd-Extra (CD-Plus); enhanced CD; CD-R; CD+G; CD-Midi; CD-Text
Performance:
Sustained 2.6 MB/sec (17.3X) Inner track
6.0 MB/sec (40.1X) Outer Track
Burst 40 MB/sec (synchronous) UltraSCSI
6.6 MB/sec (asynchronous)
CD-RW Media 1.2 MB/sec (8X Speed)
85ms average random read
80ms average random seek
512 KB buffer
SCAM Compliant

Test System

Celeron 300a overclocked to 450Mhz
128MB RAM
5.1 GB UDMA Western Digital
Adaptec 2940U2W SCSI Card
Plextor 40X UW
Plextor 8X20 CD-R Drive
Diamond Viper V770 TNT2 Ultra
SB Live Value

Benchmarks

CD Winbench99
CDSpeed99