Toshiba P30 manual CD-RW/DVD-ROM Drive, Cd-Rw

1.4 Removable Drives 1 Hardware Overview

1.4.3 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Drive

The CD-RW/DVD-ROM combo drive (Toshiba SD-R2412 or TEAC DW-224E-85) is capable of driving either 12cm (4.72-inch) or 8cm (3.15-inch) DVDs and CDs without using an adaptor.

Read speeds
DVD-ROM	Maximum 8 times faster rotational speed
DVD-RAM	Standard rotational speed
CD-ROM	Maximum 24 times faster rotational speed
Write speeds
CD-R	4,8,16,24 times faster rotational speed
CD-RW	4 times faster rotational speed
High-Speed CD-RW	4,10 times faster rotational speed
Access Speed
Average Random Access Time		DVD:	100 ms typ (Toshiba SD-R2412)
			110 ms typ (TEAC DW-224E-85)
		CD:	90 ms typ (10.3-24X)
		DVD-RAM:	170 ms*
Average Random Seek Time		DVD:	85 ms typ*
		CD:	80 ms typ (10.3-24X)*
		DVD-RAM: 130 ms typ*
Average Full Stroke Access Time		DVD:	170 ms typ*
		CD:	160 ms typ (10.3-24X)*
		DVD-RAM:	300 ms*

* Toshiba SD-R2412

Buffer capacity

Supported formats

Applicable CD

Write Formats:

Applicable CD

Write Disc:

Applicable CD

Read Disc:

DVD

2 Mbytes (Max)

CD-R

CD-RW

CD-R

CD-RW [CD-DA, CD+(E)G, CD-MIDI, CD-TEXT, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, MIXED MODE CD, CD-I, CD-I Bridge (Photo-CD, Video-CD), Multisession CD (Photo-CD, CD-EXTRA, Portfolio)]

CD-DA, CD+(E)G, CD-MIDI, CD-TEXT, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, MIXED MODE CD, CD-I, CD-I Bridge (Photo-CD, Video-CD), Multisession CD (Photo- CD, CD-EXTRA, Portfolio, CD-R, CD-RW), CD-R, CD-RW

DVD-ROM [DVD-5, DVD-9, DVD-10, DVD-18] DVD-R

DVD-RW

DVD-RAM

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