1.4 Removable Drives

1 Hardware Overview

1.4.3 DVD-ROM Drive

The DVD-ROM drive (Toshiba SD-C2612 or Matsushita SR-8177) accommodates either 12cm (4.72-inch) or 8cm (3.15-inch) CDs or DVDs.

Transfer rates

Matsushita SR-8177: The DVD-ROM drive is able to read CD-ROM, CD-R data at 10.3X to 24X CAV mode speed and CD-RW data at 5.1X to 12X CAV mode speed. The drive has a transfer rate of max. 3 600 kbyte/s for CD- ROM data, CD-R and max. 1 800 kbyte/s for CD-RW data. The drive is able to read DVD disc at CAV mode speed. The drive has a transfer rate of max. 11.08 Mbyte/s for DVD data.

Toshiba SD-C2612: Max.8X (DVD-ROM) / Max. 24X (CD-ROM)/2X (DVD-RAM Ver.1.0)/1X (DVD-RAM Ver.2.1)

Max. 10,820 KByte/s (DVD-ROM)/Max. 3,600KByte/s (CD-ROM) Sustained Transfer Rate

Buffer capacity

 

 

Matsushita SR-8177: 256 Kbytes (Max)

 

Toshiba SD-C2612

192 Kbytes (Max)

 

Supported formats

 

 

CD: CD-Audio

CD-ROM (mode 1 and mode 2)

CD-ROM XA (mode 2, form 1 and form 2)

CD-I Bridge

CD-I (mode 2, form 1 and form 2)

CD-TEXT

Video CD

CD-RW

Photo CD

CD-WO**

Enhanced Music CD (CD Plus)**

CD-I Ready**

CD+(E)G*

CD-MIDI*

CD-R*

DVD: DVD-5

DVD-9

DVD-10

DVD-18*

DVD-RAM (2.6G/4.7G)

DVD-R (3.95G/4.7G)

DVD-RW

 

 

*Toshiba SD-C2612 only

**Matsushita SR-8177only

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Toshiba P25 manual DVD-ROM Drive, Matsushita SR-8177 256 Kbytes Max Toshiba SD-C2612