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Monday, April 02, 2007

 

HARDWARE CORNER

 

LiteOn LH-20A1H
Lightscribe DVD-Combo drive

AN ATAPI/E-IDE half-height internal DVD+R combination drive supporting DVD+RW / DVD-R / DVD-RW / DVD+R DL / DVD-R DL / DVD-RAM / DVD-ROM / CD-R/ CD-RW / CD-ROM plus support on double layer DVD+/- R9 recording function. This internal combo also includes SMART-BURN avoiding Buffer Under Run error, which automatically adjust writing strategy & running OPC to provide the best burning quality. Its SMART-X function adjusts CD-DA / VCD / DVD data extraction to a fastest allowable speed according to both data request rate from host and disk quality.

SMART-WRITE, through drive’s self-learning function, automatically detect and decide the optimal write strategy of DVD recordable media ( DVD+R & DVD-R ) for the best write quality. Its built-in ABS system reduce vibration and noise during recording and reading. The LH-20A1H can play both 8cm and 12cm discs of CD and DVD family, and conforms to Orange Book recording standards. The Lightscribe direct disk labeling to Lightscribe media is also another great feature of this DVD-Combo from LiteOn.

It’s a good thing that internal optical drives can be used through an external strorage casing that fits 5.25” devices connected via USB 2.0 or firewire port. This way, it will be easier for PC users to upgrade to newer optical drives without the hassle of opening the desktop casing or tower or bringing the entire PC to a qualified computer technician. Laptop users can use the external drives too. So, when you buy this LiteOn model with Lighscribe function, consider buying an external 5.25” storage as well.

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CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 2.66GHz (Intel Corp.) Memory: Grade A Zeppelin 512MB x4 DDR2 667MHz RAM (Millennium Computer Technology) Motherboard: Asus P5N32-SLI Premium nForce 590 chipset (Asustek Corp.) Hard Disk: 80G x2 SATA Seagate Barracuda (Millennium Computer Technology) Optical Drive: Asus DVDRW-1608P (Asustek Corp.) Primary Graphics: nVidia EN7800GT Top Silent (Asustek Corp.) Primary Audio: E-MU 1212m (Axis-Global Technologies) CPU Cooler: Asus VR Guard (Asustek Corp.) PSU: HEC AcePower 480w UPS: Smart UPS SUA1000 (APC) OS: Windows XP Professional SP2 (Microsoft)

   

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