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2. Toshiba SD-M1912
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Toshiba SD-M1912
The SD-M1912 is the latest DVD-ROM from Toshiba. The drive supports 16X DVD reading and 48X for CD. DVD-RAM is also supported.
- Features
- 2X DVD-RAM playback
- 16X DVD-ROM playback
- 6X DVD±R/RW playback
- Random access: 93ms DVD-ROM, 200ms DVD-RAM, 90ms CD-ROM
- Compatible with CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-RAM and DVD±R/RW media
- 512KB Buffer
- MTBF 100,000 Power on Hours
- Specifications
| Format Compatibility | |
| DVD | DVD-ROM (Book 1.02) DVD-Video (Book 1.1) DVD-R (Book 1.0, 3.9G) DVD-R (Book 2.0, 4.7G) - General & Authoring DVD±RW |
| CD | CD-DA (Red Book) - Standard Audio CD & CD-Text |
| Media Compatibility | |
| DVD | 9/10/18G DVD-Single/Dual (PTP,OPT) (Read Only) 3.9/4.7G DVD±R (Read Only) DVD±RW (Read Only), 80mm DVD (Horizontal Mount Only) DVD-RAM (V1.0/2.0/2.1) |
| CD | 120mm CD-ROM (Read Only) 80mm CD (Horizontal Mount Only) 800/700/650/550MB CD-Recordable (Read) 80mm CD-Recordable (Read/Horizontal Mount Only) 700/650MB CD-Rewritable (Read) 700/650MB High Speed CD-Rewritable (Read) Ultra Speed CD-Rewritable (Read) 80mm CD-Rewritable (Rad/Horizontal Mount Only) |
| Access Time | |
| Average Random Access | 93ms (DVD-ROM - single) 115ms (DVD-ROM - dual) 2000ms (DVD-RAM) 90ms (CD 48X) |
| 1/3 Stroke | 93ms (DVD-ROM - single) 90ms (CD 48X) |
| Full Stroke | 168ms (DVD-ROM - single) 170ms (CD 48X) |
| Data Transfer Rate | |
| Sustained Data Transfer Rate | 21,600KB/sec (DVD - single) 10,800KB/sec (DVD, Dual Layer) 8,100KB/sec (DVD±R/±RW) 2,700KB/sec (DVD-RAM) 7,200KB/sec (CD-ROM/R - mode 1) 4,800KB/sec (CD-RW - mode 1) |
| Burst Data Transfer Rate | 16.6MB/sec (PIO Mode 4 & Multiple Word DMA) 33.3MB/s (Ultra DMA) |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 5.83" x 1.65" x 7.24" (148.2mm x 42mm x 184mm) |
| Weight | 1.98lbs (0.74kg) |
| Mounting Orientations | Horizontal / Vertical |
| Audio | |
| Output | 0.7V±20% (max) |
| Signal to Noise Ratio | 75 dB (min) (1 kHz IEC179 A-Weighted ON) |
| Ambient Temperature | |
| Operating | 41°F - 113°F (5°C - 45°C) |
| Storage | -13°F - 140°F (-25°C - 60°C) |
| Operating Humidity | 10% - 80% |
| Other | |
| Spin Up Time | 3.7sec (CD/DVD) 6.0sec (Spin Down & Eject) |
| Buffer Cache Size | 512KByte |
| Power Requirements | DC +5V±5% +12V±10% |
| Power Consumption | DC +5v / 1.5A, +12v / 1.5A |
The drive uses the RPC II region control, allowing the user to change the drive's region at most 5 times.
- The package
The kit contains the drive itself, a multilingual installation manual, Manuals & More CD, Pinnacle "Instant CD/DVD" Software, media accessories, cables and leads.
- The EJECT button is used to open the disc tray so you can install or remove a disc.
- The emergency eject hole is to be used only when the DVD tray will not open when
EJECT button is pressed.
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When you install a disc into the DVD-ROM drive, the BUSY light flashes slowly as it attempts to locate the disc. One of the following will occur:
- BUSY light goes out. The DVD-ROM drive is ready to read data from the disc.
- BUSY light flashes slowly. The disc may be dirty.
- BUSY light remains ON. The DVD-ROM is accessing data.
- BUSY light remains ON indefinitely. The DVD-ROM is experiencing an error
Power Connector
Power is supplied to your DVD-ROM through the connection with your computer's +12V/+5V power cable to the power socket at the back of drive. One side of the plug has chamfered edges, so the power connector fits only one way.
Audio Connectors
Supplies Analog and Digital sound to your system.
ATAPI Connector
The SD-M1912 DVD-ROM is connected to your computer system through the ATAPI connector.
Opening the device's case will void the drive's warranty, something we don't recommend. Press on the image below for an enlarged view:
The main chipset is coming from Mediatek
- Installation
The drive was installed as secondary master and WindowsXP recognized it as "TOSHIBA DVD-ROM SD-M1912". The drive arrived with firmware vTM01.
- Testing software
In order to perform our tests we used:
- Nero CD-DVD Speed v3.61
- CDVD Benchmark v1.21
- ExactAudioCopy v0.9 beta5
- Nero Info Tool v2.27
- DVD Decrypter 3.5.2.0
- DVDInfoPro v3.47
In the following pages we compare the performance for these two DVD-ROMs against the respective performance of the Asus DVD-E616P2, Samsung TS-H352 and LiteOn SOHD-167T.
