Steps to install a CD ROM, CD-R, CD-RW or DVD
Connect CD ROM device and set jumpers to slave if hard drive is present in a daisy chain environment if by itself in a single cable install jumpers and set to master.
Attach 40-pin ribbon cable (make sure pin1 is closest to Molex connector) in IDE controllers found on the motherboard
Attach Molex connector for power
Attach audio cable from sound card to back of CD ROM
Go to CMOS and set it to auto or CD ROM detection
CD ROM speeds
1x * 150KBps (Whatever the speed in X times 150)
16x - 2400 KBps24x - 2600 KBps32x - 4800 KBps40x - 6000 KBps48x - 7200 KBps52x - 7800 KBps60x - 9000 KBps72x - 10800 KBps
CD-R have two speeds that matter: the record speed and the read speed16 x 32
CD-RW have three speeds that matter: the write speed, rewrite speed and read speed12 x 10 x 3248 x 16 x 48
CD R technology media you can record once good for copying permanent data such as music
CD RW technology lets you rewrite information
CD holds about 650MB (74 minutes) or 700MB (80 minutes)
ATAPI - ATA Packet Interface is the protocol that lets a CD/DVD device connect to an IDE controller
SCSI CD ROM - Give CD ROM a unique ID and if its at the end of the chain terminate it (load SCSI driver in BIOS)
CD ROM Drivers (your CD is going to need drivers in order to function)