
TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS
STORAGE DEVICE DIVISION
IRVINE, CALIFORNIA
SD-R2312
CD-RW/DVD-ROM COMBINATION MOBILE DRIVE
USER MANUAL

CONTENTS
Introduction..............................................................................1
Setup ........................................................................................3
Using the CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo Drive............................4
Troubleshooting.......................................................................6
Specifications ..........................................................................7
Drive Connectors................................................................... 10

INTRODUCTION – SD-R2312
General Features
CD-RW disc write/rewrite at 4X and 10X
CD-R disc write at 8X – 24X
Lead (Pb) Free Printed Circuit Board
3-way Disc Eject (eject button, software, emergency eject hole)
Average Access Time
CD 90ms
DVD-ROM 100ms
DVD-RAM 170ms
Horizontal or Vertical Mount
2MByte Buffer
Playback interchangeability for CD-ROM and DVD-ROM discs
Regionalization (RPC2 compliance) (DVD)
BUS Interface ATAPI
Types of Disc Formats Supported - Write
CD-R, CD-RW: CD-DA, CD+(E)G, CD-MIDI, CD-TEXT, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, MIXED
MODE CD, CD-I, CD-I Bridge (Photo-CD, Video-CD), Multi-session CD
(Photo-CD, CD-EXTRA, Portfolio)
Types of Disc Formats Supported - Read
DVD: DVD-ROM (DVD-5, DVD-9, DVD-10, DVD-18), DVD-R (ver 1.0 & 2.0, read), DVD-RW
(ver 1.1, read), DVD-RAM (ver 2.1 & 1.0, read)
CD: CD-DA, CD+(E)G, CD-MIDI, CD-TEXT, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, MIXED MODE CD,
CD-I, CD-I Bridge (Photo-CD, Video-CD), Multi-session (Photo-CD Disc, CD-Extra,
Portfolio, CD-R, CD-RW), CD-R (read), CD-RW (read)
1

Front Panel
Figure 1.SD-R2312 CD-RW/DVD Combo Drive Front Panel
Loading
Tray
Busy
Indicator
Eject
Button
Emergency
Eject Hole
Load disc using tray.
The LED lights green or amber when the drive is operating (LED is amber when drive is
writing.)
The Eject button is used to open the disc tray so you can install or remove a disc.
The emergency eject hole is to be used only when the Loading Tray will not open when
Eject button is pressed.