QuadSpeed CD-ROM drive - Model CR-581J

The CR-581J is a high performance quad speed, multi-session CD-ROM drive from MKE. This drive comes with a standard IDE interface which comply to ATAPI specification, making it an ideal CD-ROM upgrade solution for the millions of PC owners.

• Physical Appearance
• Transfer Rate Specifications
• CD Formats/Modes Supported
• Operating Systems Supported
• Other Information

Physical appearance

• 5.25" Half-height size
• IDE interface
• Motorized tray loading mechanism
• Horizontal mounting (support 120mm & 80mm discs)
• Stereo Headphone jack
• Volume Control (Push button type)
• Manual Eject/Stop button
• Busy LED indicator

Transfer rate specifications

• Quad Speed (Mode 1) - 600 Kbytes/sec
• Quad Speed (Mode 2) - 684 Kbytes/sec
• SingleSpeed (Mode 1) - 150 Kbytes/sec
• SingleSpeed (Mode 2) - 171 Kbytes/sec
• 1/3 stroke (typical) access time - 250 ms

CD formats/modes supported

• CD-Digital Audio
• CD-ROM (Mode 1 & Mode 2)
• CD-ROM XA (Mode 2, Form 1 & Form 2)
• Photo CD (Single & multiple sessions)
• CD-WO (defined by Orange Book)
• CD-I Digital Video
• Video CD (requires MPEG playback software/hardware)

Operating Systems Supported

• Windows Ver 3.1/3.11
• Windows for Workgroup Ver 3.1/3.11
• Windows 95
• Windows NT Ver 3.1, 3.5 & 3.51
• OS/2 Ver 2.1, 2.11 & Warp (3.0)

Other information

• Data capacity
  • Mode 1 - 656 Mbytes
  • Mode 2 - 748 Mbytes
• Buffer Memory - 128 Kbytes
• Line-Out - 0.8 Vrms (Typical) @ 50 K Ohms
• Headphone - 0.6 Vrms (Typical) @ 32 Ohms