CD ROM FAQ Combinations of Computer/Controller/CDROM-Drive

Information in this page updated: 07 Jan 96


7. Combinationes of Computer/Controller/CD-ROM-Drives

This list is derived from the List 'AmiCDROM works' by Frank Munkert and his AmiCDROM distribution found on Aminet.
 Amiga          Controller      CD-ROM drive    Driver  Comment
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 500            GVP A500-HD+    NEC3Xp(CDR-400) ACD1.11
 500            Trumpcard       NEC CDR-25      ACD1.7
 500 Blizzard   Supra 500XP     Apple CD300     ACD1.6
 500            GVP Series II   Toshiba 4101    ACD1.8
 500            cdtv.device     A570            ACD1.7
*500 A2630      A2091           Toshiba 4101    AW2
*500 A2603      A2091           Toshiba 5201    AW2

 1200 1230-II   SCSI-Kit        Toshiba 4101B   ACD1.15
 1200           SCSI+           Apple CD300     ACD 1.?

 2000 GForce040                 Texel DM3024K   ACD 1.15 not w/ Texel&lalt1.11
 2000 GForce030                 Apple PowerCD   ACD1.8/9
 2000 GForce030                 MV CDR-H93MV    ACD 1.15
 2000           GVP S II V4.13  NEC CDR-55JD    ACD1.4
 2000           GVP Series II   Apple CD-300    ACD1.4
 2000           GVP Series I    Toshiba 3401    ACD1.8
 2000           GVP 030         Sony CDU-561    ACD1.7
 2000 GForce040                 Toshiba 3401    ACD1.15
 2000           Masoboshi MC    Toshiba 3401    ACD1.6
 2000           ICD Advant 2000 Apple CD150     ACD1.4
 2000           A2091           NEC CDR-37      ACD1.12
 2000           A2091           NEC CDR-55JD-1  ACD1.4
 2000           GVP S II v4.13  NEC CDR-55JD-1  ACD1.7
 2000           GVP Series II   Apple CD300     ACD1.9
 2000           A2091           Toshiba 3301    ACD1.6
 2000           A2091           Sony CDU-561    ACD1.7
 2000           Evolution 3.x   Toshiba 3401    ACD1.4
*2000           DataFlyer       Toshiba 4101    AW2
 2000 GForce030                 Toshiba 4101    ACD1.13
 2000 GForce040 Oktagon 2008    Toshiba 4101    ACD1.15
 2000 A2630     A2091           Apple CD300     ACD1.4

 3000           internal        Toshiba 3301    ACD1.7
 3000           internal        Toshiba 3401    ACD1.9
 3000           internal        Chinon 435      ACD1.4
 3000           internal        NEC CDR 84-1    ACD1.4
 3000           internal (08)   NEC CDR-25      ACD1.15
 3000           internal (08)   Apple CD150     ACD1.7
 3000           internal        Apple CD300     ACD1.7
 3000 Merc'040  internal (08)   Apple CD300     ACD1.7
 3000           internal        Texel DM5028    ACD1.7
 3000           internal        NEC 3Xp         ACD1.7
 3000           internal        Pioneer DRM604X ACD1.9   nur teilweise
*3000           internal        Toshiba 4101    AW2
*3000           internal        Toshiba 5201    AW2
*3000           internal (08)   NEC 3xi         AW2
 3000           A2091           Toshiba 21/32   ACD1.7
 3000           Emplant w SCSI  Apple CD 300    ACD1.7

 4000           GVP Series I    Toshiba 3401    ACD1.8
 4000           A2091           Toshiba 3401    ACD1.7
 4000           A2091           Toshiba 4101    ACD1.13
 4000           Fastlane Z3     Toshiba 3401    ACD1.2
 4000           Fastlane Z3     Apple CD300     ACD1.4/7
 4000           A4091           Apple CD300     ACD1.7
 4000 WE040/28                  Toshiba 3401    ?.?
 4000           Golem SCSI      Toshiba 3401    ACD1.7
 4000           A2091           NEC3Xp          ACD1.7
 4000           A4091           NEC3Xi          ACD1.14
 4000           VOB CD-ROM-Kit  Mitsumi FX001D  ACD1.14
 4000           Oktagon 2008    Sanyo CRD-4001  ACD1.14
*4000/030       Oktagon 2008    Apple PowerCD   AW2
*4000/030       Oktagon 2008    Toshiba 5201    ACD1.15  w/ recog.-probs
 4000/030       DataFlyer       Apple SC        ACD1.7
*4000/040       A4091           Toshiba 4101    AW2
*4000/040       A4091           Toshiba 5201    AW2
 4000/040       Oktagon 2008    Toshiba 3401    ACD1.9
*4000/040       Oktagon 2008    Toshiba 4101    AW2
 ????           Oktagon 2008    Teac CD-50
                                Pioneer DRM600
                                DRM602          ACD1.10

 The following hardware setup is known not to work or to have
 severe problems:
 Amiga          Controller      CD-ROM-Drive    Driver   Comment
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 2000           GVP Series I    Toshiba 3401    ACD1.6
 2000           GVP S II v4.13  NEC CDR-55JD-1  ACD1.8/9
 2000           GVP combo 68030 Toshiba 3401    ACD1.6
 2000 GForce030                 Toshiba 3401    ACD1.6
 2000           ICD Advant 2000 Apple CD150     ACD1.6
 2000           Vector Acc      Nec 3Xp         ACD1.7

 3000           EMPLANT         Texel DM5024    ACD1.6
 3000/040       internal        Texel CDROM     ACD1.4
 3000           internal        Apple CD300     ACD1.6  nur teilweise
 3000           internal (08)   Apple CD150     ACD1.8

*4000           Masoboshi       Toshiba 4101    AW2     altes ROM

 The follwowing harware setup works for some users, for other not.
 Amiga          Controller      CD-ROM-Drive    Driver   Comment
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 2000           Evolution3.x    Toshiba 3401    ACD1.6/7 maybe only in
                                                         trackdisk-mode
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 ACD := AmiCDROM
 AW2 := AsimWare V2
 CDX := Xetec
 CCD := CacheCDFS
 BCD := BabelCDFS
 COM := AmigaCDFS (OS3.1)
 *   := I've used this setup myself or saw it working.

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