>From hdparm -i /dev/hdd I get:
Model=TOSHIBA CD-ROM XM-5602B, FwRev=1796, SerialNo=61517072
Config={ SpinMotCtl Removable DTR<=5Mbs DTR >10Mbs nonMagnetic }
RawCHS=0/0/0, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=0
BuffType=0(?), BuffSize=256kB, MaxMultSect=0
...
The kernel (2.0.29) recognizes the drive as
<4>hdd: TOSHIBA CD-ROM XM-5602B, ATAPI CDROM drive
Ulrich