Toshiba PROA660 manual DVD Super Multi +-R Double Layer, DVD-ROM Mode CD-ROM Mode

1 Hardware Overview

1.3DVD Super Multi (+-R Double Layer)

The DVD Super Multi drive accepts 12-cm (4.72-inch) and 8-cm (3.15-inch) discs. At maximum, the drive can play back a DVD at 8x speed, read CD-ROM at 24x speed, and write CD-R at 24x speed, CD-RW at 6x speed, CD-RW at 16x speed, DVD-R at 8x speed, DVD-RW at 8x speed, DVD+R at 8x speed, DVD+R (Double Layer) at 8x speed, DVD-R (Dual Layer) at 8x speed, DVD+RW at 8x speed and DVD-RAM at 5x speed.

The DVD Super Multi drive is shown in Figure 1-3 and its specifications are listed in Table 1-2.

Figure 1-3 DVD Super Multi Drive

Table 1-2	DVD Super Multi Drive Specifications
Item	DVD-ROM Mode	CD-ROM Mode
	33.3 (U-DMA transfer mode 2)
Data Transfer Rate (Mbytes/s)
	16.6 (PIO mode 4, Multiword DMA mode 2)
Access Time (ms)
Average Random Access	130	130
Data Buffer Size (Mbytes)	2MB
	DVD:
	DVD-VIDEO, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM, DVD+R,
	DVD+-R (Double Layer), DVD+RW.
Formats Supported
	CD:
	CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROMXA, Photo CD
	(Multi-Session), Video CD, CD-Extra (CD+), CD-Text.

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