1.4 Optical Drive

1 Hardware Overview

1.4.2 DVD Super Multi (DVD±R/±RW/-RAM) Drive

The DVD Super Multi drive is capable of driving either 12cm (4.72-inch) or 8cm (3.15-inch) DVD and CD without using an adaptor. This drive reads DVD-ROM at maximum 8-speed, reads CD-ROM at maximum 24-speed, writes CD-R at maximum 24-speed, writes CD-RW at maximum 10-speed, writes DVD-R at maximum 4-speed, writes DVD-RW at maximum 2- speed, writes DVD+R at maximum 4-speed, writes DVD+R DL at maximum 2.4-speed, writes DVD+RW at maximum 2.4-speed and writes DVD-RAM at maximum 2-speed.

The DVD Multi drive specifications are listed in Table 1-3.

Table 1-3 DVD Super Multi (DVD±R/±RW/-RAM) drive specifications

Item

Specifications

 

MATSUSHITA G8CC0002Q120

 

 

 

 

 

Outline

Width (mm)

128 (The projection part is excluded)

 

 

 

Dimensions

Height (mm)

9.5 (The projection part is excluded)

 

 

 

 

Depth (mm)

129 (The projection part is excluded)

 

 

 

Date transfer speed

DVD-ROM

Max. 8x CAV

READ

CD-ROM

Max. 24x CAV

 

 

 

Write

CD-R

Max. 24x ZCLV

 

CD-RW

Max. 4x CLV

 

High Speed CD-RW

Max. 10x CLV

 

Ultra Speed CD-RW

Max. 10x CLV

 

DVD-R

Max. 4x ZCLV

 

DVD-RW

Max. 2x CLV

 

DVD+R

Max. 4x ZCLV

 

DVD+R DL

Max. 2.4x CLV

 

DVD+RW

Max. 2.4x CLV

 

DVD-RAM

Max. 2x ZCLV

 

 

 

ATAPI Burst (MB/s)

 

 

PIO Mode

 

16.6 (PIO MODE4)

DMA Mode

 

16.6 (Multi Word Mode2)

Ultra DMA Mode

 

33.3 (Ultra DMA Mode2)

 

 

 

Average access

CD-ROM

150 typ.

time (msec)

DVD-ROM

180 typ.

 

 

 

Data Buffer Capacity

 

2MB

 

 

 

Supported Formats

 

CD: CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-

 

 

ROM XA, PHOTO CD, Video CD,

 

 

CD-Extra(CD+), CD-text

 

 

DVD:DVD-VIDEO, DVD-ROM,

 

 

DVD-R(3.9GB/4.7GB),

 

 

DVD-RW(Ver. 1.1),

 

 

DVD-RAM(2.6GB/4.7GB/9.4GB),

 

 

DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW

 

 

 

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Toshiba S4 manual Optical Drive Hardware Overview, DVD Super Multi DVD±R/±RW/-RAM Drive