This CD-ROM drive from Hi-Val powers through even your most demanding multimedia CD-ROM titles with its quick 40X read speed and 6 MB data transfer rate. It supports Ultra DMA, so... more
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1 x headphones - output - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
1 x audio - line-out - 4 PIN MPC
1 x audio - line-out - 2 PIN Digital Audio
Connections: 1 x storage - EIDE/ATAPI - 40 PIN IDC
Compatible Bays: 1 x front accessible - 5.25" x 1/2H
Software / system requirements
Software Included: Drivers & Utilities
OS Required: Microsoft DOS, Microsoft Windows 95/98
Min Processor Type: Intel 486 or higher 40 MHz
Manufacturer's product description
This CD-ROM drive from Hi-Val powers through even your most demanding multimedia CD-ROM titles with its quick 40X read speed and 6 MB data transfer rate. It supports Ultra DMA, so if you are one of those people who has all the latest and greatest technology in your system, this drive will work with your Ultra DMA controller card. It also supports digital audio extraction and is multi-read compatible, so it can read CD-RW discs. This drive has an EIDE interface, which means installation is quick and easy. Mount the drive, plug in the cable, and then load the drivers. Windows 95 or 98 will configure the drive for you automatically. It's that easy. Package includes: 40X EIDE/ATAPI internal CD-ROM drive, cables, manual, drivers.
Advantages: Quality and reliability of drive Disadvantages: Outdated and discontinued model
...The Teac 532 cdromdrive is an cd-rom reader that is designed to be fitted internally into a PC.
I had this unit in my PC for about 2 years before I decided to upgrade the whole system.
I paid about £120 for this drive and at the time 32x read speed was about the industry standard. How times change as now we are looking up to 72x read speeds on cd-romdrives, which make this unit look positively tortoise-like!
Specs
This cd-romdrive is compatible with operating systems up to Windows 98. It has a 32x read speed and needs to be fitted into a IDE interface inside the computer.
The drive measures, (W) 5.75” (H) 1.65” (D) 7.56”. It weighs 2.65lbs. Overall these are the standard measurements for a cd-romdrive, otherwise it wouldn’t fit into your computer!
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Advantages: Aztech and Delta drives, as an example, are much cheaper than bigger names Disadvantages: If you buy cheaper CD ROM drives expect lower performance
...I have mixed feelings about Aztech CD-ROMDrives – and other cheap makes.
Everything seemed fine until the speed's started to increase to 24x and beyond. I was used to slower drives and wonder quite why anyone would need a CD-ROM to go so fast – but who am I to know?
I have never had any problems with CD-ROM running at around 10 to 16 speed.
Anyway, I found on a 32x Aztech drive that it couldn’t get up to full speed without cutting off before it could read data. It was a never-ending loop of stopping and starting, making installation of any program a long drawn out affair.
Eventually I had the unit replaced with a Delta CDROM. It’s better, but still seems to suffer from its high speed at times.
I would recommend, and it’s only my opinion, that you spend a bit more and purchase a Yamaha, Philips, Teac or any other well...
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Advantages: Fast, Silent, Cheap in Price Disadvantages: NONE!
...Okay, I understand that all of you may not be up-to-date with the "techie lingo," so I'm here to help explain everything. I'm going to try to help make everything easy to understand, and if anything is unclear, simply email me or leave a comment and I'll get back to you ASAP. So now on to the good stuff.
What is a CD-ROMDrive?
A CD-ROMDrive is a drive (it can be internal or external) that allows you to read CD's. Newer CD-ROMdrives will allow you to read CD-R's and CD-RW's as well and the easiest way to figure out if your CD-ROM can read newer CD's that were not around 10 years ago is to look at the box. In reality, though, most people do not keep their boxes, so I would just say call up the company that makes your computer and you can find out. For all of you who do not know what a CD is, I would say that you should go...
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