Introduction; Features Of The Crw8424Sx Drive - Yamaha CRW8424SX Series Owner's Manual

Introduction

Features of the CRW8424SX Drive

8X Speed Writing to CD-R, 4X Speed Writing to CD-RW and 24X
Speed Reading
The CRW8424SX drive can write to CD-R at 8X, 6X, 4X or 1X speed and
write/overwrite to CD-RW at 4X or 2X speed. It can also read from CD-R, CD-
RW and CD-ROM discs at up to 24X speed.
Supports a Wide Range of CD Formats
The CRW8424SX drive can read from and write to CD-ROM in standard
ISO9660 format and to audio CD in CD-DA format. Use the drive for a wide
variety of purposes, such as backing up data, writing your own audio CDs and
creating multimedia titles (using CD-Extra mode). Just choose the
writing/reading format that suits your needs. For more details, refer to page 6.
SCSI-3 (Ultra SCSI) Compatible
The CRW8424SX is compatible with the SCSI-3 (Ultra SCSI) protocol for
interconnecting computers and peripherals.
Supports all Four CD Writing Modes
These modes are Disc-at-Once (the disc is written in a single pass without
pausing, as used for audio CDs and in premastering), Track-at-Once (data can be
written incrementally to disc one track at a time), Session-at-Once (each session
is written in a single pass without pausing), and Packet Writing (data can be
written to disc in small increments just like with a floppy or hard disk). For
more details, refer to page 27.
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