BTC BDV-212B
- Interface: E-IDE/ATAPI.
- Formats supported:
- DVD-ROM : DVD-ROM, DVD-Video
- CD-ROM : CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, CD-DA, CD-I, CD-RW, CD-R, CD-TEXT
Multisession (Photo-CD,CD-EXTRA)
- Reads discs of 8 and 12 cm in diameter
- Data buffer: 256 Kbyte
- Data rate:
- DVD Transfer Rate 12X (16,224 KByte/s)
- CD Transfer Rate 40X (6,000 KByte/s )
- Access time:
- Installation: horizontal and vertical
- Weight: 1 kg
- Error-free running time
- MTBF 100,000 Power-On hours (POH)
- POH at the working cycle not more than 25%
The drive came in the OEM package. The front panel
has two buttons for Audio CD playback - Open/Close/Stop and Play/Skip.
The front panel also has a rubber layer which eliminates noise and
protects from dust.
Test results
Quality of operation with CDs
CDWinBench 99
- CDWinMark99 - 1520
- CD-ROM Transfer Rate
- Inside - 2840 KBytes/s
- Outside - 5490 KBytes/s
- CPU utilization - 8.71%
- CD-ROM Access Time - 96.8 ms
Nero CD-Speed
The following information on the drive is obtained
with the Drive check utility:
- Vendor : MT1316B
- Product : BDV212B
- Firmware version :0.43
- Buffer size : 512 KBytes
- Maximum read speed : 7040 KBytes/sec (40 X)
- CDDA accurate : yes
- C2 pointers : yes
- Speed settings : 4-8-16-20-24-28-32-40 X
- Read RAW mode : yes
According to these data the drive supports all
functions necessary for accurate capture of audio tracks. Besides,
it has a larger buffer than specified (512 KBytes against 256 KBytes).
Testing of the drive using a standard CD
 |
BTC BDV-212B |
| Average Speed |
28.27x |
| Start Speed |
16.38x |
| End Speed |
37.49x |
| Random Seek |
104 ms |
| 1/3 Seek |
118 ms |
| Full Seek |
202 ms |
| Reading type |
CAV |
| CPU usage 1x |
1% |
| Accurate stream |
No |
| DAE quality Score |
10 |
| SpinUp Time |
3.45 sec |
| SpinDown Time |
4.24 sec |
| Disc Recognition Time |
6.26 sec |
CD-ROM Drive Analyzer
CD-R reading
CD-RW reading
Damaged CD reading
The drive doesn't read CD-R/RW and damaged CDs
successfully. But standard CDs do not cause any problems.
Advanced DAE Quality(Nero CD-Speed)
| Offset |
2256 bytes (564 samples) |
| Sequential Read Test |
Average Speed: 17.12 X
Data Errors: 0
Sync Errors: 0 |
| Harmonica Read Test |
Average Access Time: 149 ms
Data Errors:58674
Sync Errors: 0
Total Data Errors: 58674
Total Sync Errors: 0
Quality Score: 98.1
|
| On The Fly Copying Simulation |
Copying at 1 X
OK
Copying at 2 X
OK
Copying at 4 X
OK
Copying at 6 X
OK
Copying at 8 X
OK
Copying at 10 X
OK
Copying at 12 X
data errors
Data Errors: 1175
Copying at 16 X
too slow |
| CD Text |
Drive is capable of reading CD Text information |
| Subchannel Data |
Drive cannot read Subchannel Data directly |
| Leadin |
Drive cannot read data from the Leadin |
| Leadout |
Drive cannot read data from the Leadout |
Soundtrack extraction from audio CDs (CDDAE
99)
|
Licensed CD |
Pirated CD |
| Average extraction speed |
15.1x |
14.7x |
| Total errors |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Direct copying of data from a 780 MBytes CD-R
onto a hard disc.
The drive read the 780 MBytes disc flawlessly.
The time of full copying is 7 min. 10 sec.
Quality of operation with DVD discs
Nero DVD Speed
Testing with a two-layer DVD disc
|
BTC BDV-212B |
| Average Speed |
4.62x |
| Start Speed |
2.52x |
| End Speed |
3.24x |
| Random Seek |
129 ms |
| 1/3 Seek |
171 ms |
| Full Seek |
186 ms |
| Reading type |
CAV |
| CPU usage 1x |
16% |
| SpinUp Time |
2.25 sec |
| SpinDown Time |
3.84 sec |
| Layer Change Time |
58 ms |
| Disc Recognition Time |
7.61 sec |
DVD-Video playback with the Cyberlink PowerDVD
2.55
The DVD-Video was played without any problems;
no artifacts were noticed. Changing of the layer didn't affect the
quality of reproduction.
Noise characteristics.
- Tray - 6/10
- CD
- Seek - 4/10
- Total noise - 5/10
- DVD
- Seek - 5/10
- Total noise - 6/10
At the maximum speed the noise level was quite
high. Speed reduction is possible only with the help of external
programs (CDBremse, Nero DriveSpeed): 4-8-16-20-24-28-32-40 X.
Vibration
When working with badly balanced CDs the drive
didn't shine. It vibrated quite much. However, vibration didn't
prevent from reading discs at a high speed.
Thermal conditions.
There are no any complains about its thermal conditions.
The data were read after an intensive 2-hour operation:
T inside the case - 35°C
T of the upper surface - 38°C
T of the lower surface - 39°C
Possibility to make the drive region free (RPC-1).
According to www.firmware.fr.st,
you can change the firmware version to make the drive region free.
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