AppleCD 600e
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| AppleCD 600e (Sleeps-Darkly, CC BY-SA 4.0) | |
| Manufacturer | Apple Computer, Inc. |
| Type | External quad-speed SCSI CD-ROM drive |
| Release date | 1995 |
| Interface | SCSI-2, two 50-pin connectors |
| Compatible | Macintosh, PowerBook and Power Macintosh with System 7.1 or later |
| Dimensions | 5.9 × 15.8 × 32.3 cm (2.32 × 6.22 × 13.1 in) |
| Weight | 2.6 kg (5.73 lb) |
| Model | M3958LL/A |
| Power | 100-240 V AC, 50-60 Hz, 0.28 A maximum |
| Storage | 656 MB (Mode 1), 748 MB (Mode 2) per disc |
| Media | 8 cm or 12 cm CD-ROM, Photo CD or audio CD in a powered tray |
The AppleCD 600e is Apple's external quad-speed CD-ROM drive, a tray-loading SCSI drive in the same case as the AppleCD 300e Plus. Apple's 1995 product sheet gives the order number M3958LL/A and a streaming rate of up to 684.4K/s.[1] Its front panel carries a headphone jack, volume control, busy light and eject button, and the back, shown below, has two SCSI connectors, RCA audio outputs, a SCSI ID selector, the power socket and the power switch.[1][2]
Specifications
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| Random seek time | 167.5 ms (product sheet); 168 ms (Service Source) |
| Random access time | Less than 200 ms |
| Data-streaming rate | Single: Mode 1 150K/s, Mode 2 171K/s; double: 300K/s, 342K/s; quad: 600K/s, 684.4K/s |
| Block rate | 75, 150 or 300 blocks/s |
| Rotational speed | About 230-530, 460-1,060 or 920-2,120 rpm |
| SCSI burst rate | 5.1 MB/s |
| Cache | 256KB |
| Formats | Multisession Kodak Photo CD, ISO 9660/High Sierra, Macintosh HFS, CD-ROM XA, CD+G, CD-I, CD+MIDI, audio CD, CD digital audio export over SCSI |
| Power | 100-240 V AC, 50-60 Hz; 0.28 A maximum |
| Operating environment | 5-40 °C; 5-90% RH non-condensing |
Hardware
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Apple treats the drive as three modules: the top case, the CD-ROM drive assembly and the enclosure with power supply.[2] llamamusic.com lists the mechanism as a Matsushita CR-504-B or CR-504-L, or a Sony CDU-75S-2; Herb Johnson's Retrotechnology gives the Sony CDU-75S for the AppleCD 600 and 600i.[3][4] A 68kMLA member found a Matsushita CR-504-K in an internal AppleCD 600i.[5]
Apple's product sheet says the drive works with any computer that has a SCSI interface, given suitable driver software, and that it came with a self-launching installation CD.[1]
Known faults
[edit | edit source]Apple's Service Source singles out CD Plus (CD+) discs: if one makes the drive stutter and fails to mount, the cure is a new CD-ROM drive. A tray that will not open can be released with a paper clip in the hole next to the eject button.[2] The AppleCD 600e Troubleshooting Guide has the full symptom chart, and AppleCD 600e General Maintenance the take-apart steps.
Documentation
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[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Apple Computer, AppleCD 600e Quad-Speed External CD-ROM Player product sheet (1995), hosted as File:AppleCD 600e Brochure (1995).pdf. p. 1 features (quad speed, 167.5 ms access, 256KB cache, 5.1 MB/s burst, System 7.1 or later, 8 cm discs, front-panel headphone jack, volume control, busy LED and eject button); p. 2 ordering information and technical specifications.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Apple Computer, AppleCD 300e Plus/600e Service Source, hosted as File:Applecd 300e plus-600e.pdf (see AppleCD 300e Plus/600e Service Source). Specifications pp. 1-10 (PDF pp. 3-12); Troubleshooting pp. 1-3 (PDF pp. 14-16); Take Apart (PDF pp. 18-25); Exploded View (PDF p. 27).
- ↑ llamamusic.com, "Roland SCSI CD-ROM compatibility matrix", llamamusic.com/s50s550/Roland_CD_Mechanisms.html (retrieved 4 October 2026).
- ↑ Herb Johnson, "Mac Hard and CD-ROM Drives, Technical info", Retrotechnology, retrotechnology.com/herbs_stuff/m_scsi.html (retrieved 4 October 2026).
- ↑ "AppleCD 600i take-apart?", 68kMLA forum thread, December 2010 to February 2011, 68kmla.org. Posts by protocol7 (Matsushita CR-504-K; drive that would not read revived by dusting the inside; mechanism held in its casing by four plastic pins).