• Interface: E-IDE/ATAPI.
• Formats supported:
• DVD-ROM : DVD-ROM, DVD-Video
• CD-ROM : CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, CD-DA, CD-I, CD-RW, CD-R, CD-TEXT Multisession (Photo-CD,CD-EXTRA)
• Reads discs of 8 and 12 cm in diameter
• Data buffer: 256 Kbyte
• Data rate:
• DVD Transfer Rate 12X (16,224 KByte/s)
• CD Transfer Rate 40X (6,000 KByte/s )
• Access time:
• DVD 110 ms
• CD 90 ms
• Installation: horizontal and vertical
• Weight: 1 kg
• Error-free running time
• MTBF 100,000 Power-On hours (POH)
• POH at the working cycle not more than 25%

The drive came in the OEM package. The front panel has two buttons for Audio CD playback - Open/Close/Stop and Play/Skip. The front panel also has a rubber layer which eliminates noise and protects from dust.

Test results

Quality of operation with CDs

CDWinBench 99

• CDWinMark99 - 1520
• CD-ROM Transfer Rate
• Inside - 2840 KBytes/s
• Outside - 5490 KBytes/s
• CPU utilization - 8.71%
• CD-ROM Access Time - 96.8 ms

Nero CD-Speed

The following information on the drive is obtained with the Drive check utility:

• Vendor : MT1316B
• Product : BDV212B
• Firmware version :0.43
• Buffer size : 512 KBytes
• Maximum read speed : 7040 KBytes/sec (40 X)
• CDDA accurate : yes
• C2 pointers : yes
• Speed settings : 4-8-16-20-24-28-32-40 X
• Read RAW mode : yes

According to these data the drive supports all functions necessary for accurate capture of audio tracks. Besides, it has a larger buffer than specified (512 KBytes against 256 KBytes).

Testing of the drive using a standard CD

	BTC BDV-212B
Average Speed	28.27x
Start Speed	16.38x
End Speed	37.49x
Random Seek	104 ms
1/3 Seek	118 ms
Full Seek	202 ms
Reading type	CAV
CPU usage 1x	1%
Accurate stream	No
DAE quality Score	10
SpinUp Time	3.45 sec
SpinDown Time	4.24 sec
Disc Recognition Time	6.26 sec

CD-ROM Drive Analyzer

CD-R reading

CD-RW reading

Damaged CD reading

The drive doesn't read CD-R/RW and damaged CDs successfully. But standard CDs do not cause any problems.

Advanced DAE Quality(Nero CD-Speed)

Soundtrack extraction from audio CDs (CDDAE 99)

	Licensed CD	Pirated CD
Average extraction speed	15.1x	14.7x
Total errors	0.00%	0.00%

Direct copying of data from a 780 MBytes CD-R onto a hard disc.

The drive read the 780 MBytes disc flawlessly. The time of full copying is 7 min. 10 sec.

Quality of operation with DVD discs

Nero DVD Speed

Testing with a two-layer DVD disc

	BTC BDV-212B
Average Speed	4.62x
Start Speed	2.52x
End Speed	3.24x
Random Seek	129 ms
1/3 Seek	171 ms
Full Seek	186 ms
Reading type	CAV
CPU usage 1x	16%
SpinUp Time	2.25 sec
SpinDown Time	3.84 sec
Layer Change Time	58 ms
Disc Recognition Time	7.61 sec

DVD-Video playback with the Cyberlink PowerDVD 2.55

The DVD-Video was played without any problems; no artifacts were noticed. Changing of the layer didn't affect the quality of reproduction.

Noise characteristics.

• Tray - 6/10
• CD
• Seek - 4/10
• Total noise - 5/10
• DVD
• Seek - 5/10
• Total noise - 6/10

At the maximum speed the noise level was quite high. Speed reduction is possible only with the help of external programs (CDBremse, Nero DriveSpeed): 4-8-16-20-24-28-32-40 X.

Vibration

When working with badly balanced CDs the drive didn't shine. It vibrated quite much. However, vibration didn't prevent from reading discs at a high speed.

Thermal conditions.

There are no any complains about its thermal conditions. The data were read after an intensive 2-hour operation:

T inside the case - 35°C
T of the upper surface - 38°C
T of the lower surface - 39°C

Possibility to make the drive region free (RPC-1).

According to www.firmware.fr.st, you can change the firmware version to make the drive region free.

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