Toshiba A40 1.6 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Drive

1 Hardware Overview 1.6 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Drive
1.6 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Drive
This drive is a combination of DVD-ROM and CD-R/RW Drive. It is full-size and runs
either 12cm (4.72-inch) or 8cm (3.15-inch) DVD/CDs without an adaptor. This drive reads
CD-ROM at maximum 24-speed, reads DVD-ROM at maximum 8-speed.
The CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive is shown in figure 1-7. Specifications are listed in Table 1-5.
Figure 1-7 CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive
Table 1-5 CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive specifications (1/3)
Specifications
Item
TEAC G8CC0001D810
For read
(CD-ROM) 1,545 to 3,600KB/sec.
Transfer rate
For read
(DVD-ROM) 4,469 to 10,816KB/sec.
CD-ROM 90
Average access
time (ms) DVD-ROM 110
Data buffer capacity 2MB
CD CD-DA, CD-ROM Mode 1, CD-ROM XA Mode 2 (Form
1,Form 2), Multi-session Photo CD, CD-I, Video CD,
Supported
formats
DVD DVD-ROM, DVD-R,(General, Authoring), DVD-Video,
DVD-RW, DVD-RAM(4.7GB, 2.6GB)
1-20 Satellite A40 Maintenance Manual (960-458)