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Silver Asus 56X CD-ROM
ASUS CD-S520 is the most reliable choice of CD-ROM drive with the breakthrough in sustainable accuracy and stability under high speed. UPC: 610839402069
The ASUS CD-S520 breaks through the bottlenecks inherent in traditional CD-ROM technology with innovative solutions to sustain accuracy and stability of high-speed data transfer. The next-generation DDSS II (Double Dynamic Suspension System II)anti-vibration design used in the ASUS CD-S520 offers unparalleled performance to match the demands of high-end systems. DDSS II reduces vibration so that the drive's pick-up head can access data with optimum stability and accuracy. The drive offers rotation speeds of up to 10,400rpm that read data up to 7800 KB/sec transfer rate and supports UltraDMA/33 transfer mode for minimal CPU utilization. The unit features audio play and skip buttons on the front of the unit.
The new ASUS CD-S520 is able to offer unparalleled performance to match demand for high-end systems. PC PRO, U.K., presented that ASUS CD-ROM drive not only can reach highest data transfer rate, but also has outstanding performance, stability, and playability.
Perfect Performance:
Max. 52X speed data transfer rate ( 3300 ~ 7800 Kb/Sec ).
Fast access time: less than 80 ms.
Supporting high speed CD-Audio playback.
Supporting high speed Digital Audio Extraction.
Supporting Plug and Play.
Quality rivals that of Japanese-made drives.
Compatible with all kinds of CD formats.
PC 99 Certified.
Vertical mounting available.
User friendly audio play/skip track from front panel button.
Power saving.
Emergency ejection hole.
Small CPU utilization.
Supporting Plug and Play.
Unique proprietary DDSS II suspension design for better vibration control:
This unique design is precisely calculated with a damper and an isolator as the first and second suspension between the core mechanism and traverse and between the traverse and loader mechanism respectively. Using special rubber materials with different levels of elasticity enpowers the stability of ASUS well-known design.
Multi-Format Support and Compatibility:
Enhanced IDE (ATAPI) bus interface.
Compliant with MPC level 2 & 3.
Supporting Audio CD, CD-ROM/XA, Video CD, CD-I, Multi-session Photo CD, Karaoke CD, I-Trax, and CD-Extra.
Supporting DOS 6.xx, Win3.1x, Win95, Win98, WinNT, WinXP, Netware, SCO UNIX, and OS/2 Warp operation systems.
Supporting PIO mode 4, Multi-word DMA mode2 and Ultra DMA/33 mode.
Support Multi-read (CD-R/RW disc can be read).
Specifications: Model: ASUS CD-S520/A5.
Data Transfer Rate: 52X max CAV (3300 ~ 7800k bytes/sec.(Mode 1)).
Burst Transfer Rate: PIO mode 4 (16.6M bytes/s max.).
Single-word DMA mode 2 ( 8.3M bytes/s max. ).
Multi-word DMA mode 2 (16.6M bytes/s max.).
Ultra DMA/33 mode (33.3M bytes/s max.).
Access time: Average: 1/3 Stroke 80 ms typical.
Full stroke: 150 ms typical.
Data Buffer: The drive has a data buffer, which is implemented for look-ahead cache. This buffer has a size of 128K bytes.
Interface: Standard Enhanced IDE (ATAPI) bus interface.
Support Format: CD-Audio.
CD-ROM, Mode 1 and Mode 2.
CD-ROM XA, Mode 2, form 1 and form 2.
CD-I.
Trax.
Karaoke CD.
Photo-CD (Single & Multi-session).
Video CD.
Mixed Mode CD (Audio combined data).
CD-Extra.
Data/Audio Capacity: Data Capacity:
656 Mbytes (Mode 1).
748 Mbytes (Mode 2).
Playing Time:
74 minutes and 42 seconds.
Front Panel: An Open/Close/Stop button
An Audio Play/Skip button.
A Volume control knob.
A green LED, it indicates POWER ON & BUSY.
Emergency ejection hole.
Audio Specifications: Number of Channels: 2 (Stereo).
Distortion: 0.2 % max. (at 1kHz).
Signal to Noise Ratio: 70dB.
Output Levels:
Headphone: 0.7 V rms typical.
Line out: 0.7 V rms typical.
Output terminals:
Headphone: 3.5 mm.
Line Out: Jack 4-pin Terminal.
Digital out: 2-pin Terminal.
Compatibility: DOS 6.xx, Windows 3.x, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows XP, Netware, SCO UNIX, OS/2 Warp MPC level 3 compatible.
Limited Warranty: One year from invoice date with Directron.com. 30-Day money back with 15% restocking fee for non-defective returns. No credit or refund after 30 days. Customer is responsible for returning defective products including DOA due to manufacturer unless testing is paid before shipping. (mt01/14/04)