CD-Recorder Manufacturers

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Note: This information is provided without any warranty and may not be complete. All names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. If your CD-Recorder is not listed, you can simply try. If your writer is listed, please check for required firmware.

This list assumes CloneCD Version 2.8.5.2

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Supported CD-Recorders "S" (20 April 2001)

Samsung
Sanyo / Nichimen / BrainWave
SIEMENS -> see Fujitsu / Siemens
SONY

Samsung

CD-Writer	Firmware / Comment	Best Supported Write Mode	Buffer under run Technology	Correct EFM encoding of regular bit patterns	Best supported Read Mode for Data	Best supported Read Mode for Audio
SCW-230 (Atapi)	-	RAW-DAO 16	-	-	RAW	RAW
SCW-204B (Atapi)	Rev.=BS21	RAW-DAO 16	-	-	RAW	RAW
SCW-207 (Atapi)	-	RAW-SAO	-	-	RAW+96	RAW+96
SCW-206 (Atapi)	-	RAW-DAO 96	-	-	RAW+96	RAW+96
SCW-208B (Atapi)	Rev.=BS04	RAW-DAO 16	-	-	RAW	RAW
SCW-208F (Atapi)	Rev.=FS05	RAW-DAO 16	-	-	RAW	RAW
SM-304B (Atapi)	Rev.=BS05	RAW-DAO 16	-	-	RAW	RAW
SW-408B (Atapi)	-	RAW-DAO 96	-	-	RAW+96	RAW+96

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Sanyo / Nichimen / BrainWave

CD-Writer	Firmware / Comment	Best Supported Write Mode	Buffer under run Technology	Correct EFM encoding of regular bit patterns	Best supported Read Mode for Data	Best supported Read Mode for Audio
CRD-RW1 (SCSI)	-	RAW-SAO	-	-	RAW	RAW+96
CRD-RW2 (SCSI)	-	RAW-SAO	-	-	RAW	RAW+96
CRD-BP2 (SCSI)	-	RAW-SAO		-	RAW	RAW+96
CRD-BP3 (SCSI)	-	RAW-SAO		-	RAW	RAW+96
CRD-BP4 (SCSI)	Rev.>= 4.31	RAW-DAO 96		-	RAW+96	RAW+96
CRD-BP5 (SCSI)	-	RAW-DAO 96		-	RAW+96	RAW+96
CRD-BP900 (Atapi)	-	RAW-SAO		-	RAW	RAW+96
CRD-BP1300 (Atapi)	Rev.>= 1.06	RAW-DAO 96		-	RAW	RAW+96
CRD-BP1400 (Atapi)	Rev.>= 5.32	RAW-DAO 96		-	RAW+96	RAW+96
CRD-BP1500 (Atapi)	-	RAW-DAO 96		-	RAW+96	RAW+96

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SONY

CD-Writer	Firmware / Comment	Best Supported Write Mode	Buffer under run Technology	Correct EFM encoding of regular bit patterns	Best supported Read Mode for Data	Best supported Read Mode for Audio
CDU-928E (Atapi)	-	-	-	-	RAW	RAW
CR-X100E (Atapi)	-	SAO	-	-	RAW+96	RAW+96
CR-X120E (Atapi)	-	RAW-DAO 96	-	-	RAW+96	RAW+96
CR-X140E (Atapi)	-	RAW-DAO 96	-	-	RAW+96	RAW+96
CR-X140S (SCSI)	-	RAW-DAO 96	-	-	RAW+96	RAW+96
CR-X145E (Atapi)	-	RAW-DAO 96	-	-	RAW+96	RAW+96
CR-X145S (SCSI)	-	RAW-DAO 96	-	-	RAW+96	RAW+96
CR-X160E (Atapi)	-	RAW-DAO 96	-	-	RAW+96	RAW+96
CR-X160S (SCSI)	-	RAW-DAO 96	-	-	RAW+96	RAW+96
CR-X510E (Atapi)	-	SAO	-	-	RAW+96	RAW+96

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Legend:

Firmware:

If nothing is specified, any firmware version will work. However, the newest firmware version available is recommended.
Rev. >= X.X : Firmware version X.X or better is required
Rev. = X.X : The exact Firmware version X.X is required. Any other version WILL NOT WORK.

Best Write Mode:

RAW-DAO 96 = 2352 bytes RAW Data + 96 Bytes P-W Subchannel Data. This is the best mode for CloneCD. It allows writing of all subchannel information, including Digital Signatures, CD-Text, ISRC, Catalog Numbers, CD+G, CD+Midi, Gaps, Indices and Crazy TOCs.
RAW-DAO 16 = 2352 bytes RAW Data + 16 Bytes P-Q Subchannel Data. This is the second best mode for CloneCD. It allows writing of most subchannel information, including most Digital Signatures, ISRC, Catalog Numbers, Gaps, Indices and Crazy TOCs.
RAW-SAO = 2352 bytes RAW Data. This is the third best mode for CloneCD. Feature support is drive dependant. ISRC, Catalog Numbers and Indices can be written. Usually CD-Text, CD+G and CD+MIDI can be written as well. Crazy TOCs and Digital Signatures can't be written in this mode.
SAO = 2352 bytes error corrected Data. This is the worst mode for CloneCD. Writing of ISRC, Catalog Numbers, Indices and usually CD-Text is supported. Not yet implemented, will be supported in CloneCD 3.x
- = Writing to this drive is not supported. CloneCD will not recognize the drive as a CD-Recorder.

Buffer under run Technology:

= Drive offers a buffer under run technology like BurnProof or JustLink. This option can be controlled by the user.
= Drive offers Seamless Link buffer under run technology. Seamless Link is always enabled and can not be switched off.
= Drive offers a buffer under run technology, but the current CloneCD version does not support this feature yet. It is very likely, that this feature will be supported in the future.
= Drive offers a buffer under run technology like BurnProof or JustLink, but this option does not work with CloneCD RAW writing and MUST be turned off!
- = Drive does not offer any buffer under run technology

Correct EFM encoding of regular bit patterns

= Drive writes regular bit patterns correctly
- = Drive does not write regular bit patterns correctly

Best Read Mode:

RAW+96 = 2352 bytes RAW Data + 96 Bytes P-W Subchannel Data. This is the best mode for CloneCD. Reads all subchannel information like ISRC, Catalog Numbers, CD+G, CD+MIDI, Gaps, Indices, Digital Signatures.
RAW+16 = 2352 bytes RAW Data + 16 Bytes P-Q Subchannel Data. This is the second best mode for CloneCD. Reads most subchannel information like Gaps, Indices and most Digital Signatures.
RAW = 2352 bytes RAW Data. No Subchannel Data can be read.
- = Reading from this drive is not supported.