NIST Optical Disc Drive Compliance Test
The NIST CD compliance test is designed to test CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW and DVD-ROM drives for MultiRead Compliance as specified by the MultiRead specifications developed by OSTA for CD-R and CD-RW discs.

MultiRead is described by OSTA as the ability of any drive to read all of the following types of media: CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-R and CD-RW. The NIST CD Compliance Test is designed to test the drive only for CD-R and CD-RW since it is not capable of making CD-ROM or CD-DA discs. While the NIST CD Compliance Test software supports the MultiRead specification developed by OSTA (as specified by the documentation provided on the OSTA website), the NIST CD Compliance Test software is no way endorsed by or an endorsement of OSTA or any of its products. You will need a CD burner to make the test disc and about 500MB of free space to store the sourse files. Please see the help section of the program for for further instructions on use and the steps taken to perform the test. You will need to unzip the files once downloaded.

By downloading the Optical Disc Drive Compliance Test Software, you explicitly agree to the terms and conditions of the User and Redistribution Agreement

Agree to download NIST Optical Disc Drive Compliance test software if you wish to test your CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive for MultiRead compliance for CD-R or CD-RW discs.