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HP hd100 External HD DVD-ROM Drive
Key Specifications
Drive Performance System Requirements
Environment
Contents
Box contents • External HD DVD-ROM drive
• USB 2.0 cable
• Power supply
• Quick-Start poster
• Getting Help guide
• Getting Started
• Software CD, including electronic user’s guide
Software included • CyberLink PowerDVD HD DVD Edition
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2006 Hewlett-Packard Company
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• Read speed:
HD DVD-ROM up to 2.4X (CLV); DVD up to 5X (CAV);
CD up to 14x (CAV)
• Sustained transfer:
1x CD = 150KB/s (data mode 1); 1X DVD = 1350 KB/s;
1X HD DVD = 4560 KB/s
• Burst transfer rate: 33 MB/s max
• Access time: DVD 160 ms; CD 160 ms (typical)
• Mean time between failures (MTBF): 70,000 POH at 25% duty cycle
in room temp
Recommended system requirements
• PC Connection: USB 2.0 required
• RAM: 1 GB
• Processor: Performance equivalent to or greater than processors listed
below. (Note: Lower performance levels than those specified will
increase the chance of playback problems with HD DVD movie discs.)
• Graphics card: PCI Express graphics card with at least 256 MB RAM,
with performance equivalent to or greater than cards listed below.
• Graphics card and Monitor must be HDCP compliant to enable high
definition digital display.
• Graphics card driver: Current driver with full support for HD DVD
movie playback. Contact your graphics card supplier to obtain the most
current driver. For NVIDIA graphics drivers, look for the “PureVideo HD
compliant” notice.
• Operating System: Windows XP SP2 or higher.
• Broadband Internet connection may be required under certain
situations.
Compatibility
• Device read media compatibility: HD DVD-ROM, DVD-ROM,
DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW,
DVD-Video, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-DA, CD Extra, CD-ROM (Mode 1 -
Yellow Book), CD-ROM/XA & CD-I Ready (Mode 2/Form 2 – Green
Book), VCD, CD-Text
Warranty
• 1-year limited hardware and software warranty from date of purchase
• Operating temperature: 5° to 50° C (41° to 122° F)
• Storage temperature: -10° to 60° C (-14° to 140° F)
• Operating humidity: 8%~80% RH (Non-condensing)
• Storage humidity: 5%~95% RH (Non-condensing)
• Power requirement: +5V±8%; +12V±8%
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2006
Intel AMD
Pentium EE 840 (3.2 G),
955 (3.4 G)
Pentium D 9xx series - 945 (3.4G),
950 (3.4G), 960 (3.6G)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 - 4200+ (2.2G),
4400+ (2.2G), 4600+ (2.4G),
4800+ (2.4G), 5000+ (2.6G)
Core Duo - T2500 (2G),
T2600 (2.16G), T2700 (2.33G)
AMD Athlon 64 FX - FX-60 (2.6G),
FX-62 (2.8G)
Core 2 Duo – E6300 (1.8G),
E6400(2.13G), E6600(2.4G),
E6700(2.66G), X6800 (2.93G)
AMD Turion 64 X2 - TL-60 (2.0G)
NVIDIA
GeForce 7600 GT
GeForce 7800 GTX 512
X1600 series
X1800 series
X1900 series
GeForce 7900 GX2/GTX
GeForce 7950 GX2
ATI
Note: To verify that your system meets the system requirements, download the BD/HD Advisor utility from
http://www.hp.com/support/HDSupport, and select the option to “Scan for HD DVD Support”.
If your system does not meet these requirements, the utility should identify any deficiencies and
provide troubleshooting options.
Note: As HD DVD is a new format containing new technologies, certain disc, digital connection,
compatibility and/or performance issues may arise, and do not constitute defects in the product.
Flawless playback on all systems even if the above requirements are met is not guaranteed.
For additional information, please visit http://www.hp.com/support/HDSupport.
Some future HD DVD movie titles may require your display to support HDCP enabled DVI-D or HDMI
connection only, and may not be viewed on an analog display. For more information, please see
enclosed documentation or additional information at http://www.hp.com/support/HDSupport.
Blu-ray discs cannot be read with this drive.