Apple powermac g3 blue.white Service Manual

 

 Basics

Drives Installed - 26

 

The Power Macintosh G3 computer has a 24x- or 32x-speed 

internal ATAPI CD-ROM drive. The CD-ROM drive supports 

the worldwide standards and specifications for CD-ROM and 

CD-digital audio discs described in the Sony/Philips Yellow 

Book and Red Book. The drive can read CD-ROM, CD-ROM 

XA, CD-I, and PhotoCD discs as well as play audio discs.

The CD-ROM drive has a sliding tray to hold the disc. The 

drive features a mechanism that supports 4x, 8x, 12x, and 

24x data transfer rates and a data buffer that further 

enhances performance. The CD is configured as device 0 

(master) in an ATA Device 0/1 (master/slave) 

configuration.

0=master

1=slave