Appendix A: PlexWriter Specifications
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Performance Specifications (continued)
Data Transfer Rate
Read: 3,432–7,800 KB/s (max). Linear Velocity: 1.2 m/s
Write: 3,300–7,800 KB/s (max)
Burst Mode
Ultra DMA Mode-2 (33 MB/s), DMA-2(16.6 MB/s)
Access Time
Random Access: <65 ms
Data Buffer
2 MB
Optical Pickup
Laser: Semiconductor
Slide Mechanism
DC Motor, Gear
Spindle Motor
Brushless Motor
Error Rate
Mode-1: 1 Block/10
12
Bits
Mode-2: 1 Block/10
9
Bits (Reference)
Initialization Time
< 13 sec. (typical), < 15 sec. (max.)
Time measured from power on until disc is available to
read
Sleep Mode
Entered after 2 minutes of no access to drive
Wake Mode
< 5 sec. (max.) to start drive after sleep
Host Interface
Type ATA/ATAPI-5-compliant
PIO Transfers
Modes 0-4
Multiword DMA
Transfers
Modes 0-2
Ultra DMA Transfers
Modes 0-2
ATAPI Command Set
Supports CD-ROM commands, including special
commands for CD-R and CD-RW.
Inquiry string
PLEXTOR sp CD-R sp sp sp PX-W5224A
(where “sp” equals one space)
