2
The Features of Your Drive
Your CD-ROM drive is just like a CD player. It allows you to play
audio CDs, skip and stop a track, and eject the CD using the controls
located at your drive’s front panel.
But unlike a CD player, your CD-ROM drive comes with a software
application that can transform your PC into an even more versatile CD
player (see Chapter 3, “Using QuickCD” of the
User’s Guide
).
Furthermore, your drive supports the following features:
❑
8X Speed Transfer
Your drive can supply a continuous stream of information at
1,200 KB per second to the PC’s bus. This high transfer rate
allows you to retrieve data much faster from the CD-ROM
drive.
❑
CD-ROM Standards
Your drive meets the MPC level 2 requirements for CD-ROM.
It also enables you to read CD-ROM/XA (Extended
Architecture) — a specification that allows you to interleave
data, audio, and video sectors on a CD.
At the date of printing this booklet, the MPC 3
specifications have yet to be finalized.
❑
Motorized Tray Loading System
Your drive comes with a motorized tray loading system which
allows you to load your CDs like a CD player.
❑
Multiple Drives Support
You can connect more than one CD-ROM drive to your PC.
For more information on connecting additional drives, refer to
the section “Connecting Additional Drives” in Chapter 4 of the
User’s Guide
.