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From: grossibr@buran (Michael Gross)
Newsgroups: comp.publish.cdrom.hardware
Subject: Re: Need to know how to run NEC 3x drive in Triple-Speed Mode
Date: 1 Mar 1994 22:49:06 GMT
Organization: Technische Universitaet Berlin
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In article <danielne.638.0@symantec.com> danielne@symantec.com (Cougar) writes:
>I have the NEC triple speed CDROM, however in DOS it only transfers at 300Kb/
>sec.  I would like to know how to get this drive to operate at NEC's 
>advertised potential of 450Kb/sec (triple speed mode).
>
>I am familiar with device driver development, and am able to write one 
>myself if needed to keep up the sustained rate of 450Kb/sec.
>
>Basically, I just need some technical docs, and NEC's technical support 
>tells me (on different calls) either that they don't know how to do it, or 
>that this information is confidential and they won't release it to me.
>
 the single/double/triple-transfer is just a question of the driver, activating
the proper spin on the CD.
Look at your current driver's single/doublespeed-selection and change it
to single/triple speed.
I know, that's not easy to do so, but just look into the code and try it.

Grossib(ae)r