Specifications

Blu-ray ROM DVD±RW SuperMulti DL Drive specifications

Applicable disc

Read:

Write:

 

 

 

 

BD-ROM, BD-ROM-DL, BD-R,

DVD-RAM (Ver.2), DVD+R,

 

BD-R-DL, BD-RE, BD-RE-DL,

DVD-R, CD-R, and CD-ROM

 

DVD-ROM, DVD+R,

 

 

DVD+R-DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R,

 

 

DVD-R-DL, DVD-RW,

 

 

DVD-RAM (Ver.2), CD-DA,

 

 

CD-ROM (mode 1 and

 

 

mode 2), CD-ROM XA

 

 

(mode 2, form 1 and form 2),

 

 

Photo CD (single and multiple

 

 

sessions), CD Extra, CD-R,

 

 

CD-RW, and CD-TEXT

 

 

Access time

BD

DVD

 

Random

< 230 ms

< 180 ms

 

 

 

 

 

Cache buffer

4.5 MB

 

 

 

 

 

 

Data transfer rate

 

 

 

2X BD-RAM

9 MB/sec

 

 

8X DVD

2,400 KB/sec

 

 

16X CD-R

2,400 KB/sec

 

 

16X CD-RW

2,400 KB/sec

 

 

 

 

 

System DMA specifications

 

 

Hardware

DMA system function

 

 

DMA0

Not applicable

 

 

DMA1*

Not applicable

 

 

DMA2*

Not applicable

 

 

DMA3

Not applicable

 

 

DMA4

Direct memory access controller

 

 

DMA5*

Not applicable

 

 

DMA6

Not assigned

 

 

DMA7

Not assigned

*ExpressCard controller can use DMA 1, 2, or 5.

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DV8 specifications

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