DVD Speed 99 Documentation

  Features

bullet 32-bit program: works under Win95/98/2000/NT
bullet Transfer Rate Test
bullet Drive type detection: CLV, CAV and P-CAV
bullet Random, 1/3 and full seek test
bullet CPU utilization test
bullet Spin up/down test
bullet Save status option
bullet Save and load settings
bullet Selectable grid limits
bullet Load and save results in binary file
bullet Save results to ASCII file which can be imported with spreadsheets such as Excel

  Transfer Rate Test

The Transfer Rate Test measures the data transfer rate and displays the results in a graph.
The test also determines the reading type of the drive (CLV, CAV or P-CAV)
There's an option to display the speed in X speed and KB/s. Please note that the X speed can not be compared to the X speed of CD's. 1X DVD is about equal to 8X CD.
  Seek Times Test

With this test the random, 1/3 stroke and full stroke seek times are measured.
To perform this test, the DVD must have a capacity of at least 4 GB.
  CPU Utilization Test

The CPU utilization at 1X is measured.
This value is very important for multimedia applications, especially for playing DVD Video's. A low value will give the CPU more processing power for decoding and displaying the MPEG movie files which is very CPU intensive.
  Spinup/spindown Test

For high speed drives it is necessary to spin down the drive to lengthen the life of the optical parts.
The spinup test measures how long it takes before the drive can read data after it has stopped.
Faster drives will have higher spinup/down times.
  Screenshot



  Contact Information

Email
erikd@glo.be

Website
http://users.glo.be/~erikd/dvdspeed.htm or
http://come.to/cdspeed