Specifications
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Interface
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ATAPI
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Buffer memory
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2 MB
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Writing speed
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6x, 4x, 2x, 1x (CD-R)
4x, 2x, 1x(CD-RW)
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Reading speed
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24x Max.
(CD-RW/CD-R/CD-ROM),
4x Max. (DVD-ROM)
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Writing method
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Disc At Once, Track At
Once, Multi-Session, Session At Once, Packet Writing
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Writing formats
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CD-DA, CD-ROM,
CD-ROM+CD-DA, CD-ROM XA, VideoCD, CD-I, PhotoCD,CD Extra, CD
TEXT,Bootable CD
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Average access time
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120msec
(CD-RW/CD-R/CD-ROM)
200msec (DVD-ROM)
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Installation
The Trimaxx is not
difficult to install. As the 24x speed for CD reading is
relatively slow I'd recommend you install the combo as a secondary
drive; if your existing CD-ROM is faster than 24x keep it as the
master and simply set the Trimaxx jumpers to slave. This
also means you have two CD drives for making back ups, of course!
Pop the drive into
a free bay, attach the IDE and power cables, and re-assemble your
PC. Scratch head and wonder where all those spare parts have
come from (this last bit is optional).
Now comes the
slightly less easy bit, if you're running Windows 2000. When
you attempt to install the bundled software, Adaptec EasyCD
Creator 4, you'll get told that it's not Win 2K compatible, but
rather helpfully points you to a web address where you can
download an upgrade. This is the point where you discover
that Adaptec would like you to part with $60 for that upgrade.
Personally I kind of
object to buying a piece of kit and then finding I need to shell
out another chunk of cash just so that I can use it; it's not as
if Windows 2000 is some rare and exotic OS after all. The
upshot is that Adaptec lost themselves a customer and I use Nero
instead, which works just fine with Windows 2000.
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