1 Hardware Overview 1.8 DVD Super Multi drive
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Table 1-11 DVD Super Multi drive specifications (1/2)
Specifications
Items Panasonic
(G8CC0002T220)
Read(KB/s) DVD-ROM MAX 8x CAV
CD-ROM MAX 24x CAV
Write
CD-R 24x (ZoneCLV)
CD-RW 4x (CLV)
High Speed CD-RW 10x (CLV)
Ultra Speed CD-RW 10x (CLV)
DVD-R 8x (ZoneCLV)
DVD-R Double Layer 2x (CLV)
DVD-RW 4x (ZoneCLV)
DVD+R 8x (ZoneCLV)
DVD+R Double Layer 2.4x (CLV)
DVD+RW 4x (ZoneCLV)
DVD-RAM 5x (ZoneCLV)
Transfer Speed
Burst data
transfer rate
(MB/s)
PIO mode 16.6 MB/s (PIO Mode 4)
DMA mode 16.6 MB/s (Multi-word DMA Mode 2)
Ultra DMA mode 33.3 MB/s (Ultra DMA Mode 2)
CD-ROM 150 (Random)
Access Time
(ms) DVD-ROM 180 (Random)
Buffer memory 2MB
CD CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA,
Photo CD, CD-Extra(CD+),CD-text
Supported
formats DVD DVD-R, DVD-RW (Ver1.1)
DVD Video, DVD+R, DVD+RW,
DVD-RAM (2.6GB/4.7GB)