Chapter 1 Introduction; Features - Philips PCA102CD User Manual

INTRODUCTION
Congratulations! You have just made a very important
upgrade for your PC.
10X CD-ROM drive into your IBM PC/compatible, you can
now take advantage of the vast host of multimedia
software available today at a higher performance than
ever. Whether you are interested in the Encyclopedia
Britanica, educational games, using your computer as a
digital music studio or composing a business
presentation with sound, graphics and
new CD-ROM drive will be the tool to efficiently and
effectively get all that information into your
computer.

1.1 Features

This CD-ROM drive has the following key features:


IDE/ATAPI interface


Access time at 145 ms for PCA102CD and 155 ms for
PCA82CR


Data transfer rate at 1,500 KB/sec for PCA102CD
and 1,200 KB/sec for PCA82CR


Built in 128 KB buffer


Motorized tray for loading and unloading CDs


Standard size: fits into a standard 5.25 inch
half-height PC disk drive bay


Emergency eject for manual disc ejection


Automatic power-saving feature


Compatibility with the following disc formats:
Audio-CD, Video-CD, CD-ROM/XA, CD-i/FMV (CD-i
movies), Karaoke-CD, CD Plus and Photo-CD (both
single and multi-session)
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