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LAST UPDATED: 2025/01/07

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List of drives that are known to work:
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Manufacturer and model name              | Firmware version   | CD read | Drive type     | SNTO | Remarks [rates in kb/s]
                                         | [exact string]     | speed   |                |[kb/s]|
-----------------------------------------|--------------------|---------|----------------|------|-------------------------------------------------
4KUS CDR-6S52                            | 6SG1               |     52x | CD-Writer      | 1800 | (*2)
Artec WRR-4848                           | 1.00               |     48x | CD-Writer      | 3000 |
ASUS CD-S340                             | V2.10              |     34x | CD-ROM         | 1800 | (*2)
Creative CD5233E                         | C2.02              |     52x | CD-ROM         | 1200 |
CyberDrive 482D                          | V100Y              |     48x | CD-ROM         |      |
CyberDrive CW058D                        | V120D              |     48x | CD-Writer      | 2400 | (*1); (*2)
JLMS XJ-HD165H                           | CH12               |     48x | DVD-ROM        | 3000 | Drive honors rate setting very accurately
LG GCE-8520B                             | 1.03               |     52x | CD-Writer      | 1200 | (*2)
LG GDR-8163B                             | 0L32               |     52x | DVD-ROM        |  600 | (*1); (*2)
LG GDR-8164B                             | 0L06               |     52x | DVD-ROM        | 1200 |
LG GSA-4167B                             | [?]                |     48x | DVD-Writer     |      |
LG GSA-H10A                              | [?]                |     48x | DVD-Writer     |      |
LG HL-DT-ST GCE 8520B                    | 1.03               |     52x | CD-Writer      |      |
LG HL-DT-STDVD-RAM GH22LP20              | 1.02               |         | DVD-Rewriter   | 1200 | (*1)
Lite-On LTN-486S                         | YIS3               |     48x | CD-ROM         | 1200 | (*1); (*2); Rate 600 has no effect and may lock up drive
Lite-On LTN-527T                         | 5s0e               |     52x | CD-ROM         | 4096 |
Lite-On LTR-12101B                       | LS22               |     32x | CD-Writer      |  600 | (*1)
Lite-On LTR-52327S                       | [?]                |     52x | CD-Writer      |      |
Lite-On SOHD-16P                         | [?]                |     16x | DVD-ROM        |  600 |
Matsushita CR-584                        | [?]                |     12x | CD-ROM         |      |
Mitsumi CD48XETE                         | VER 482R           |     48x | CD-Writer      |  600 | (*1)
Mitsumi FX810T4                          | a03                |      8x | CD-ROM         |      |
NEC ND-3500AG                            | 2.98               |     48x | DVD-Writer     | 2400 |
NEC ND-3550A                             | [?]                |         | DVD-Writer     | 1500 |
NEC ND-3570A                             | 1.12               |         | DVD-Writer     | 1500 | (*2); Everything below 1500 seems set rate around 600, when setting over 1500 it will have an effect.
NEC NR-7500A                             | 1.20               |     32x | CD-Writer      | 1800 | (*2)
Pan International 400D                   | V110               |     40x | CD-ROM         |  600 | (*1)
Pioneer DVD-500M                         | 0102               |         | DVD-ROM        | 1200 | (*1)
Plextor PX-L871A                         | 1.01               |         | DVD-RAM-Writer | 1500 | (*1); Everything below 1500 seems set rate around 600, when setting over 1500 it will have effect.
Plextor PX-760A                          | 1.07               |     48x | DVD-Writer     | 1500 | (*2); Everything below 1500 seems set rate around 600, when setting over 1500 it will have effect.
Plextor PX-W1210A                        | 1.10               |     32x | CD-Writer      | 1200 |
Plextor PX-W4824A                        | 1.07               |     48x | CD-Writer      | 1200 |
Sony CDU311                              | 3.0i               |      8x | CD-ROM         |      |
Sony CRX140E                             | 1.0s               |     32x | CD-Writer      | 1200 |
SONY DDU1615                             | FYS2               |     16x | DVD-ROM        |  600 | (*1); Doesn't accept set-speed command, if drive is empty.
TEAC CD-W54E                             | 1.1B               |     32x | CD-Writer      | 1800 | (*2)
TEAC CD-532E-A06S/106S                   | 2.0C               |     32x | CD-ROM         | 1200 | (*2); Any setting below 600/300 seems to be ignored.
TEAC CD-540E                             | 3.0a               |     40x | CD-ROM         |      |
Toshiba SD-M1612                         | 1806               |         | DVD-ROM        | 1200 | (*2)
Toshiba SD-M1802                         | J031               |         | DVD-ROM        | 3600 | (*2); Everything below 3600 seems set rate around 600.
Toshiba SD-M1902                         | TM01               |         | DVD-ROM        | 3600 | (*1)
TSSTcorp SH-D162C                        | TS02; TS04; TS05   |     48x | DVD-ROM        | 2400 |
TSSTcorp DVD-ROM SH-D162D                | SB03               |     32x | DVD-ROM        | 1200 | no effect under 800
TSSTcorp DVD-ROM SH-S162L                | TS06               |         | DVD-ROM        | 1200 | (*1)
TSSTcorp DVD-ROM TS-L462D                | AC00               |     24x | CDRW/DVD-ROM   | 1200 | (*2)
Ulticom Ultima ACD-502                   | VER 4.2B           |     50x | CD-ROM         | 1200 |

(*1) Settings are reset upon tray open/close
(*2) Rate setting doesn't show accurate results

(SNTO = Recommended speed/noise trade-off rate in kb/s)


List of drives that are reported not to work:
=============================================

Manufacturer/model                       | Firmware           | CD read | Drive type     | Comments
                                         | version            | speed   |                |
-----------------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------
Acer 652A-003                            | VER 52CA           |     52x | CD-ROM         |
Compaq DVD-ROM SD-612B                   | BL16               |     32x | DVD-ROM        |
Creative CD4834E                         | FC101              |     48x | CD-ROM         |
CyberDrive 240D                          | V1.80              |     24x | CD-ROM         |
Goldstar GDC-R580B                       | 1.05               |      8x | CD-ROM         |
LG CRD-8482B                             | 1.01               |     48x | CD-ROM         |
LG CRD-8521B                             | 1.00               |     52x | CD-ROM         |
LG CRD-8522B                             | 1.00               |     52x | CD-ROM         |
LG GCE-8525B                             | ?                  |         | CD-Writer      |
LITE-ON LTD-122                          | ?                  |         | DVD-ROM        |
Lite-On LTN-242F                         | QL12               |     24x | CD-ROM         | Inconsistent results / seems to forget speed setting during testing
LITE-ON LTN-483                          | BL1A               |     48x | CD-ROM         |
LITE-ON LTN-526D                         | YSR5               |     52x | CD-ROM         |
Pioneer DVD-120S                         | 1.01               |     40x | DVD-ROM        |
Pioneer DVD-A06S/106S                    | 1.22               |     40x | DVD-ROM        |
Pioneer DVR-115                          | 1.13               |         | DVD-Writer     |
Pioneer DVR-118L                         | 1.03               |         | DVD-Writer     |
