- Interface: Enhanced IDE (ATAPI) bus interface (UDMA/33)
- Formats supported:
- DVD family: Single or double side / 1 or 2 layers, DVD-R,DVD-Video
- CD family: Audio CD, CD-ROM, Mode 1 and
Mode 2, Mixed Mode CD (Audio combined data), CD-R,CD-RW,Video
CD, CD-Extra, Photo CD
- Reading of discs of 8 and 12 cm in diameter
- Data buffer: 512 KBytes
- Data rate:
- DVD Transfer Rate 12X max ~ 16200 KBytes/s max
- CD Transfer Rate 40X max ~ 6000 KBytes/s max
- Access time:
- 12X DVD: 110 ms typical
- 40X CD: 100 ms typical
- Installation: horizontal
- Weight: 1.1 kg
Accessories: User Manual, fastening bolts, CD-audio cable,
and a diskette with drivers. The Low Vibration Mechanism is
used to reduce vibrations. For convenient Audio CD playback
the front panel has Load/Eject and Play/Next buttons.
Test results
Tests of quality of operation with CDs
CD WinBench 99
- CDWinMark99 - 1440
- CD-ROM Transfer Rate
- Inside - 2300 KBytes/s
- Outside - 4570 KBytes/s
- CPU utilization - 7.98%
- CD-ROM Access Time - 97.7 ms
Nero CD Speed
The following information on the drive is obtained with the Drive
check utility:
- Vendor: ATAPI
- Product: DVD-ROM 12X
- Firmware version: 612A
- Buffer size: 512 KBytes
- Maximum read speed: 7040 KBytes/sec (40X)
- CDDA accurate: yes
- C2 pointers: no
- Speed settings: 4-40X
- Read RAW mode: yes
The drive doesn't support error correction of the C2 standard. It means
that it can't detect and correct group errors. Usually, this standard is
used by programs for accurate extraction of audio tracks.
Tests of the drive with a standard CD
| |
MSI MS-8212 |
| Average Speed |
28.03x
|
| Start Speed |
15.68x
|
| End Speed |
37.27x
|
| Random Seek |
104 ms
|
| 1/3 Seek |
117 ms
|
| Full Seek |
157 ms
|
| Reading type |
CAV
|
| CPU usage 1x |
0%
|
| Accurate stream |
Yes
|
| DAE quality Score |
10
|
| SpinUp Time |
2.62 sec
|
| SpinDown Time |
4.06 sec
|
| Disc Recognition Time |
8.74 sec
|
CD-ROM Drive Analyzer
CD-R reading
CD-RW reading
Reading of a scratched CD
Advanced DAE Quality (Nero CD Speed)
| Offset |
2136 bytes (534 samples) |
| Sequential Read Test |
Average Speed: 16.11 X
Data Errors: 0
Sync Errors: 0 |
| Harmonica Read Test |
Average Access Time: 140 ms
Data Errors: 0
Sync Errors: 0
Total Data Errors: 0
Total Sync Errors: 0
Quality Score: 100.0 |
| On The Fly Copying Simulation |
Copying at 1 X
OK
Copying at 2 X
OK
Copying at 4 X
OK
Copying at 6 X
OK
Copying at 8 X
OK
Copying at 10 X
too slow
Copying at 12 X
too slow
Copying at 16 X
too slow |
| CD Text |
Drive is capable of reading CD Text information |
| Subchannel Data |
Test 1
Track (01): 01
Relative position (01:05.00): 01:05.00
Absolute position (01:07.00): 01:07.00
Index (5): 5
Test 2
Track (17): 17
Relative position (01:33.00): 01:33.00
Absolute position (33:35.00): 33:35.00
Index (1): 1
Test 3
Track (36): 36
Relative position (00:00.00): 00:00.00
Absolute position (70:02.00): 70:02.00
Index (1): 1 |
| Leadin |
Drive can read max. 98 sectors (-00:01.23) from the Leadin |
| Leadout |
Drive cannot read data from the Leadout |
Soundtrack extraction from audio CDs (CD DAE 99)
| |
Licensed CD |
Pirated CD |
| Average extraction speed |
18.7X |
17.4X |
| Total errors |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Direct copying of data from a 780 MBytes CD-R onto a hard
disc
The drive has copied successfully a 780 MBytes disc without any problems.
The time it spent for the copying was 5 min. 3 sec.
Tests of quality of operation with DVD discs
Nero DVD Speed
Testing with a two-layer DVD disc
| |
MSI MS-8212 |
| Average Speed |
7.61x |
| Start Speed |
4.10x |
| End Speed |
5.35x |
| Random Seek |
119 ms |
| 1/3 Seek |
140 ms |
| Full Seek |
183 ms |
| Reading type |
CAV |
| CPU usage 1x |
11% |
| SpinUp Time |
1.19 sec |
| SpinDown Time |
3.88 sec |
| Layer Change Time |
188 ms |
| Disc Recognition Time |
12.43 sec |
DVD-Video playback with the Cyberlink PowerDVD
2.55
The DVD-Video was played without any problems; no artifacts were noticed.
During changing the layer the DVD quality didn't get worse.
Noise characteristics
- Tray - 7/10
- CD
- Seek - 5/10
- Total noise - 5/10
- DVD
- Seek - 6/10
- Total noise - 7/10
The drive makes quite a lot of noise when working at the highest speed.
Speed can be decreased only with external programs (CD Bremse, Nero
DriveSpeed). But the programs don't define precisely possible speeds,
that is why we had to set them by guess. At a reduced speed the noise gets
acceptable.
Vibration
As you know the drive is supported by the Low Vibration Mechanism. When
working with a badly balanced CD the drive hardly trembled, as well as
when reading CDs at quite a high speed.
Thermal conditions
Well, the thermal conditions are good, though I don't recommend you
to install other devices close to its lower surface. The data were read
after an intensive 2-hour operation:
- T inside the case - 36°C
- T of the upper surface - 42°C
- T of the lower surface - 45°C
Possibility to make a multizone drive (RPC-1)
According to the CDVDinfo
1.32 the drive is originally RPC-1.
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