This is a list of all drives DIRECTLY supported by CD-ROM ToolKit.
Contact FWB with the names of any CD-ROM drives you would like to see supported directly.
Apple CD SC (Sony CDU-8001)
Apple CD SC+ (Sony CDU-8002)
Apple CD 150 (Sony CDU-8002)
Apple 300, 300i (Sony CDU-8003, CDU-8003A)
Chinon CDA-431
Chinon CDA-435
DEC RRD42
Hitachi CDR-3650U
Hitachi CDR-3750
Matsushita (Panasonic) 501S
NEC CDR-25
NEC CDR-36
NEC CDR-37
NEC CDR-38
NEC CDR-55J
NEC CDR-72
NEC CDR-77
NEC CDR-80 (Ehman)
NEC CDR-83 (CDR-73)
NEC CDR-84 (CDR-74)
NEC CDR-84-1 (CDR-74-1)
Philips/LMS CM 214
Philips/LMS CM 215
Pioneer DRM600
Pioneer DRM604
Sanyo 4000 (Emac MetroCD)
Sony CDU-541 (Sony CDU-6211, CDU-7211, NeXT CD)
Sony CDU-561
TEAC CD-50
Texel DM-3024
Texel DM-5024
Toshiba XM 2100A
Toshiba XM 3301TA
Toshiba XM 3301TE (Silicon Graphics version)
Toshiba XM 3401TA (XM 3401B)
Photo CD Support
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CD ROM ToolKit has been tested to be compatible with Kodak Photo CD on the following devices:
Apple CD SC (Sony CDU-8001)
Apple CD SC+ (Sony CDU-8002)
Apple CD 150 (Sony CDU-8002)
Apple 300, 300i (Sony CDU-8003, CDU-8003A)
Chinon CDA-431
Chinon CDA-435
DEC RRD42
Hitachi CDR-3750
Matsushita (Panasonic) 501S
NEC CDR-25
NEC CDR-37
NEC CDR-38
NEC CDR-55J
NEC CDR-72
NEC CDR-77
NEC CDR-80 (Ehman)
NEC CDR-83 (CDR-73)
NEC CDR-84-1 (CDR-74-1)
Philips/LMS CM 214
Philips/LMS CM 215
Pioneer-DRM600
Pioneer-DRM604
Sanyo 4000 (Emac MetroCD)
Sony CDU-541 (Sony CDU-6211, CDU-7211, NeXT CD)
Sony CDU-561
TEAC CD-50
Texel DM-3024
Texel DM-5024
Toshiba XM 2100A
Toshiba XM 3301TA
Toshiba XM 3401TA
Other devices may be already compatible with Kodak PhotoCD media but have not been exhaustively tested at this time.
Multisession Photo CD Support
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Apple 300, 300i (Sony CDU-8003, CDU-8003A)
Sony CDU-561
NEC CDR-38
NEC CDR-84-1 (CDR-74-1)
Philips/LMS CM 215
TEAC CD-50
Texel DM-3024
Texel DM-5024
Toshiba XM 3401TA
Texel Multisession Upgrades
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In March 1993, Texel started shipping Multisession capable mechanisms. If your firmware (chip inside the device) is not at least version 1.09 then you may not have the latest firmware needed for multisession Photo CD media. Version 1.10 is Texels latest firmware and addresses several flaws in earlier firmware. Use SCSI Probe or HDT Prober to reveal the firmware version. Previous to March 1993, Texel drives usually shipped with version 1.06 or earlier. Texel has a $20 upgrade program for some drives. Call (800) 886-3935 for details.
NEC Photo CD & Multisession Upgrades
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If you have a NEC CDR 74 (84) with 1.0 firmware you may want to call NEC for information on how to upgrade it to correctly access Photo CD media. The upgrade just to repair that single flaw is not expensive. For more money, until June 30 1993, you can exchange your NEC CDR 74 (84) for $229 and receive their brand new NEC CDR 74-1 (84-1) that also does Multisession Photo CD. To exchange a CDR 37 for a CDR 38 is less of a bargain ($179). Call (800) 388-8888 for details.
Toshiba Multisession Upgrades
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If you have a Toshiba 3301 you may want to call Toshiba about a $99 upgrade offer. Call (714) 583-3129 for details.
Known Limitations of CD-ROM drives
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1) If a Photo CD cartridge is in an original NEC CDR-84 (CDR-74) drive during startup, your computer will not start. This happens even when no software has loaded (including ours) because it is a hardware problem that hinders SCSI access.
2) If an audio cartridge is in a Philips/LMS CM 214 drive during startup, your computer will not start. This happens even if no software is present (including ours) because it is a hardware problem that hinders SCSI access.
3) A Hitachi CDR 3650U hesitates, but only does so the FIRST time a cartridge is waiting to be inserted. Future insertions are normal. A warning message indicating that the computer is not getting satifactory replies from the CDROM and that a cartridge should be inserted, will appear if your particular Hitachi has this problem. We cannot address this problem better, and it appears to be an insurmountable defect in the device's design. The way our product supports this device is not as detrimental to the computer's performance as drivers from other companies are, but the best solution is to always have a cartridge inserted.
4> Texel drives, because they are manually ejected, must **NEVER** have their cartridges ejected unless all the mounted volumes are first "ejected" (dragged to the trash) and only then after at least one second of time elapses. Texel mechanisms with firmware version 1.10 and earlier will make the computer hesitate for a moment during insertion and CD spinup. This defect cannot be overcome by software.
5> TEAC mechanisms with firmware version 1.00 may make the computer hesitate for a moment during insertion and CD spinup. This defect cannot be overcome by software.
6) NEC CDR-37's seem to have problems if a "pause" command is issued too soon after a play command, resulting in a "stop" instead of a pause. This will be fixed soon by adding better status logic for errant devices with lagging status, such as some of these NEC drives. This is just a minor problem.
7) CD-ROM ToolKit supports the Pioneer CD-Changer drives by mounting only the disk in the topmost cartridge slot. Future versions of CD-ROM ToolKit will support the multi-disk capabilities of this CD-Changer.
Audio Feature Support
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Most CD-ROM drives lack some of the audio features found in the Apple CD-ROM drive that audio based CD programs expect to be present. Some of these features are not critical, and should not affect overall enjoyment significantly. The features that many drives lack include :
1) Ability to do fast "hardware-assisted" audio scanning.
(Found only on Apple, Pioneer, Sony, and newer Toshiba devices)
2) Independent control of volumes of each audio channel.
(Found only on the Apple CD SC+, Apple CD 150, Apple CD 300, Sony 561, and Toshiba 3401)
3) Volume control.
(Present on Apple CD SC+, Apple CD 150, Apple CD 300, Sony 541, Sony 561, Toshiba 3401 & 3301, NEC CDR-38, NEC CDR-84-1, and a few others)
4) Independent control of speaker source (stereo, mono, left only, etc.)
Half of the the devices lack total control of all 16 possible configurations specified in Apples CD SC Developer's Guide, 2nd edition. Even some new high-end devices such as the NEC CDR-84-1, and the current Texel DM-5024 lack "mono" playback.
