MSI's DVD Drive Gets The SATA Connection

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ProcessorIntel Pentium 4, 2.2 GHz, FSB400 512 kB L2-Cache (Northwood)
MotherboardSoyo P4I875P Dragon 2 BIOS V. 1.10 (May 29, 2003)
RAMTwin Mos 256 MB DDR400 CL 2
Display AdapterAOpen GeForce4 4200
Network Card3COM 3C905TX, PCI, 100 MBit/s
OSWindows XP Professional Build 5.10.2600 Service Pack 1
Benchmarks and Tests
DVD RippingDVDDecrypter 3.2.2.0File Mode -> all filesRip Source: non-copy protected video DVD "Der Eisbär"
DVD Read BenchmarksNero CD-DVDSpeed 3.1Test-DVD: DVD "Der Eisbär"
SVCD RippingNero Burning Rom 6.3.1.16Image CreationSource: Self-made SVCDCD Mode 2
Audio GrabbingEAC 0.95 PB5Source: Self-made audio CDCD Speed DAE-Test
CD WritingNero CD-DVD Speed 3.1Create Data Disc
CD Read BenchmarksNero CD-DVD Speed 3.1Test-CDs:Nero DAE Test CDCD Mode 1
Drivers and Settings
Graphics DriverNVIDIA Detonator Driver 61.45
Chipset DriversIntel INF-Update 5.1.1.1002
DirectX9.0b
Resolution1024x768, 32 bit, 85 Hz refresh
Patrick Schmid
Patrick Schmid
Editor-in-Chief (2005-2006)

Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.