Actually there isn't much to say, except that this utility is really great. Finally one can get ALL the information about one's CD-ROM Drive in an easy way. I'll provide a sample of output the CD-ROM Info returns.
CdRomInfo v1.00 for ATAPI/SCSI-2 drives (c) Copyright 1996 Frédéric REQUIN ********** Device identification ********** ISO version : 0 ECMA version : 0 ANSI version : 2 ATAPI version : 0 Response data format : 1 Vendor identification : LION OPT Product identification : XC-200EICD-ROM Product revision level : 1.6 ********** Medium status ********** Door: Disk: Type: Tracks: Close 120 mm Read Only Data ********** Error recovery page ********** Transfer faulty block : No Read continuous : No Report recovered errors : No Disable transfer on error : No Disable layered correction : No Read retry count : 16 ********** CD-ROM device page ********** Hold track time : Vendor specific Number of S units per M unit : 60 Number of F units per S unit : 75 ********** Audio control page ********** Immediate audio commands : Yes Stop on track crossing : No Logical block per second : 0 Channel Volume 0 1 2 3 Output port 0 : 255 x Output port 1 : 255 x Output port 2 : 0 Output port 3 : 0 ********** Capabilities page ********** Read of CD-R discs : No Method n°2 : No CD-E discs : No Write of CD-R discs : No CD-E discs : No Audio play operation : Yes Composite data stream : No Digital output on port 1 : No Digital output on port 2 : No Mode 2 Form 1 format : Yes Mode 2 Form 2 format : Yes Multi-session discs : Yes CD-DA commands supported : No CD-DA stream is accurate : No Sub-channel R-W supported : No Sub-channel R-W corrected : No C2 error pointers supported : No ISRC information supported : Yes UPC information supported : Yes Media lock supported : Yes Lock state : Unlocked Prevent jumper : No Eject in START/STOP command : Yes Loading mechanism type : Tray Separate volume levels : No Separate channel mute : Yes Embedded changer present : No Software slot selection : No Maximum speed supported : 353 KBps Number of volume levels : 255 Buffer size : 240 KBytes Current speed selected : 353 KBps Digital output format: Data valid on RISING edge of BCK signal HIGH level of LRCK indicates RIGHT channel MOST significant byte first Length : 32 BCKsNow if that is not thorough information then I don't know what is. This utility is only about 5kb long so it doesn't hurt to be kept in your HD. Ok I admit that it may not provide 100% accurate information on all counts. Atleast with my drive it says that my drive doesn't support reading CD-R disks, well this may be the info the drive returns to the program but it DOES read CD-R disks. Actually I have one right now in the drive and its contents shows just as it should. Otherwise the info this program returns is just what it is said to be in the manual (although manual is not nearly as thorough with the data).
If you want to know your drive's hw information check the program from the aminet/disk/cdrom/CdRomInfo_v1_0.lha.