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Virtual CD-ROM on USB Flash Drive
CD Memory 2

HUD-CDM2 Series

Optical drives are not nearly as common in modern computers but the need to continue to use CD/DVD still remains strong for its WORM (Write-Once Read-Many) capability. The CD memory emulates USB CD/DVD-ROM at the firmware level, allowing users to access CD/DVD content on systems without optical drive.

  • Capacity : 16GB to128GB

  • USB3.0 Interface

  • USB-Boot Compatible

  • Autorun/Autoplay Compatible

  • Scalable CD Size

  • OS Independent

  • No Special Device Driver required

  • Immune to Virus/Malware Infection

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Features & Merits

Feature

Merit

Virtual CD-ROM on USB flash drive

ISO9660/UDF1.20 compatible

Supports bootable image

No Mechanical parts

Read-Only
(Write protected)

USB connection

Thumb-sized with Large capacity up to 128GB

Auto Run/Autostart compatible

Propriatery Writing Software

Durability

Advance Features

Allows users to access CD/DVD content on systems without optical drive.

No media/drive compatibility issues because no physical media is used.

Works with existing data files and format

USB CD/DVD Boot 

Fast Boot Time

Prevents accidental, intentional, malicious deletion or modification of data.

Immune to Virus/Malware infection.

Compatible with a wide veriety of host systems.

Enables trasnfer of large amount of data in locations with no or limited network access.

Easy to carry, ship and store.

Can be used to automate process where it is permitted.

Only administrator can write&re-write to the device.

Contents can be overwritten when update is required.

Scratch-Free

Dual Drive (CD+Removable) configuration.
Hidden Memory.
SDK, etc.

Case Study

Software upgrade in a large-scale organization

Challenges:
 

  • Network cannot handle download requests from thousands of computers at once.

  • Many new computers lack optical drives.

  • There are offline computers

  • Possibility of data leakage from USB drive after use.

  • There are several OS types.

CDMemory2:
 

  • USB connection allows software installation without consuming network resources.

  • Works with the system without optical drive

  • User cannot write to the drive (Read-Only)

  • No device driver is required and OS-independent

Importintg recipe to factory PC

Challenges:
 

  • Infected USB drive caused expected down-time.

  • Other data distribution methods, such as LAN, are not available.

  • Possible data leakage from factory PC

CDMemory2:
 

  • Immune to virus/malware infection

  • Prevents data download to the drive (Read-Only)

Software update

Challenges:
 

  • Mechanical optical drives are no longer installed in recent models.

  • Wish to maintain compatibility with existing file format (ISO file)

  • Data cannot be modified or erased.

  • Each model has different updates.

CDMemory2:
 

  • Hardware CD emulation allows transparent migration.

  • Supports ISO format.

  • No accidental erase & unauthrized modification of data (Read-Only)

  • Data-preloading service

User's Manual

Challenges:
 

  • Requires multiple optical media due to increased data (e.g. videos)

  • Optical media is prone to scratch

  • Use of typical USB flash drive is often restricted or prohibited at customer site.

CDMemory2:
 

  • Multiple optical media can be consolidate into single CD Memory device.

  • Rugged and scratch-safe

  • Device is detected as less restrictive optical drive.

Software & license storage

Challenges:
 

  • Use of typical USB flash drive is strictly prohibited at customer site for security reasons.

  • All data including license key must be write-protected from the moment of power-on.

CDMemory2:
 

  • Immune to virus/malware infection

  • Device is detected as less restrictive optical drive.

  • Prevents data download to the drive (Read-Only)

  • Contents are always write-protected by hardware emulation.

Software update

Challenges:
 

  • Mechanical optical drives are no longer installed in recent models.

  • Optical media format compatibility issues

CDMemory2:
 

  • Hardware CD emulation allows transparent migration.

  • No optical media compatibility issues

Software Update

Challenges:
 

  • Service staff needs to prepare external optical drive to perform CD boot.

  • Data cannot be modified or erased.

CDMemory2:
 

  • No external drive is required. CD memory can be mailed easily.

  • Immune to virus/malware infection

  • No accidental erase & unauthrized modification of data (Read-Only)

Part Number

CDM2_PART#
16GB
32GB
64GB
128GB
HUD-CDM2-16GU3B
HUD-CDM2-32GU3B

HUD-CDM2-64GU3B
HUD-CDM2-128GU3B
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