Plextor PlexWriter PX-230A Specifications

PX-230A Installation and Users Manual  

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Appendix A: PX-230A Specifications  

Minimum System Requirements—PX-230A Internal ATAPI Drive  

Computer 

Pentium III, 500-MHz or equivalent 

Minimum RAM  128 MB 

Hard Disk Size  1 GB of free space to write to a CD in image mode. 

(For more accurate guidelines, see the help files or 

documentation for the recording software you’re 

using.) 

DMA Setting 

Enabled 

Interface 

IDE (ATAPI) supported 

Operating 

System 

Windows XP, 2000, Me, 98SE, or 98 

NOTE: Roxio Easy Media Creator 7 requires 

Windows 2000/XP 

Usable Formats 

Logical CD 

Read/Write 

Audio CD, Super Audio CD, Mixed Mode, CD-ROM 

Mode-1, CD-ROM Mode-2, CD-ROM XA Mode 2 

(Form 1, Form 2), CD-I Bridge (Video CD), Photo CD 

(single and multi-session), CD-DA, CD-Extra, CD-R, 

CD-RW, CD TEXT, Karaoke CD (VCD format), Video 

CD, SVCD, Multi-session, CD+G  (Read Only) 

Write 

Methods,  

CD-R/RW  

Track-at-once (TAO), disc-at-once (DAO), packet 

write (variable and fixed), session-at-once (SAO), 

multi-session, Mount Rainier (MRW) 

Other Features 

Buffer 

Underrun 

Protection 

Buffer Underrun Proof Technology 

Data Buffer 

2 MB