Asus DRW-0804P - Page 1

ASUS recently introduced its latest DVD ReWriter supporting both 8 X DVD-Write and 8 X DVD+Write. The all-new ASUS DRW-0804P also features 4 X DVD-ReWrite, 4 X DVD+ReWrite, 12 X DVD-ROM, 24 X CD-Write, 24 X CD-ReWrite and 40 X CD-ROM to provide flexibility with high-speed operation.

- Features

• FlextraLink
  Buffer Underrun Errors Prevention Technology
• FlextraSpeed
  Optimal Writing Speed Adjustment Technology
• Superior Stability with DDSSII
• Optical Pickup Head LCT
  Liquid Crystal Tilt Technology

- Specifications

Buffer Size 2 MB Access Time DVD Family :140ms CD Family : 130 ms Write Speed DVD+R: 2.4X, 4X, 6X, 8X (ZCLV) DVD+RW: 2.4X, 4X (CLV) DVD-R: 1X, 2X, 4X, 6X, 8X (ZCLV) DVD-RW: 1X, 2X, 4X (CLV) CD Family CD-R: 4X, 8X, 16X, 24X (ZCLV) CD-RW: 4X, 10X, 16X, 24X (ZCLV) Read Speed DVD Family 12X max. (CAV) CD Family 40X max. (CAV) Supported Read Formats DVD Family DVD-ROM, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM CD Family CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, Photo CD, CD-DA, CD-Extra, CD-R, CD-RW Writing mode DVD Family DAO, Incremental Recording, Multi-Border Recording DVD-RW: Restricted Overwriting DVD+R: Incremental Recording DVD+RW: Random Recording CD Family CD-R/RW: DAO, TAO, SAO, Packet Write Support OS Windows XP/ NT/ ME/ 2000/ 98SE Dimensions 148 x 42.3 x 198 mm (WxHxD) Weight 1100g g Interface Enhanced-IDE (ATAPI) Support both 8 cm and 12 cm disc of CD and DVD family

As shown in the above snapshots, the drive has 2MB buffer, supports TAO, DAO, SAO, and RAW modes but does not support DVD+R DL reading and writing.

- Retail package

The retail package includes the well packaged Asus drive, an IDE cable, mounting screws and one emergency eject pin.
For reading reference the user will find a printed two language manual with installation and usage details. On the software side, there is one CD with Nero Burning Rom and the firmware upgrade utility.

 

 

- The drive

The drive's front panel, has an activity led indicator, the eject button and the emergency eject hole, as well as the usual array of CD and DVD logos.

- Installation

Our test PC was a 1.8 GHz P4 configured with 512Mb RAM, an 80GB 7200rpm hard drive and Windows XP Professional SP1. The drive was connected to our test PC and was identified as "Asus DRW-0804P ". All reading tests were done with firmware v1.12.

- Firmware upgrade process