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

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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