Toshiba SATELLITE E105 manual DVD Super Multi +-R Double Layer, DVD-ROM mode CD-ROM mode

1.4 DVD Super Multi (+-R Double Layer) 1 Hardware Overview

1.4 DVD 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 4x speed, US CD-RW at 16x speed, High Speed CD- RW at 10x speed, DVD-R at 8x speed, DVD-RW at 6x speed, DVD+R at 8x speed, DVD+R (Double Layer) at 4x speed, DVD-R (Double Layer) at 4x speed, DVD+RW at 8x speed and DVD-RAM at 5x speed. The DVD interface conforms to Serial ATA.

The DVD Super Multi drive is shown in Figure 1-6 and its specifications are listed in Table 1-2.

Figure 1-6 DVD Super Multi drive

Table 1-2 DVD Super Multi Drive Specifications

Item	DVD-ROM mode	CD-ROM mode
Data Transfer Rate	33.3 (Ultra-DMA transfer mode 2)
(Mbytes/s)	16.7 (PIO mode 4, Multiword DMA mode 2)
Access Time (ms)	160 ms	150 ms
Random Seek Time	150 ms	140 ms
Data Buffer Size	2MB
(Mbytes)
Formats Supported	DVD:
	DVD-VIDEO, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM,
	DVD+R, DVD+-R (Double Layer), DVD+RW.
	CD:
	CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, Mixed-CD, HS CD-RW, US CD-
	RW, Photo CD (Multi-Session), Video CD, CD-Extra (CD+), CD-Text..

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