1.4 Optical Drive

1 Hardware Overview

1.4Optical Drive

1.4.1 DVD-ROM & CD-R/RW Drive

The DVD-ROM & CD-R/RW drive accommodates either 12 cm (4.72-inch) or 8 cm (3.15- inch) CD-ROM, DVD-ROM and CD-R/RW.

The specifications of the DVD-ROM & CD-R/RW drive are described in Table 1-2.

Table 1-2 DVD-ROM & CD-R/RW drive specifications

 

Item

Specifications

 

 

 

MATSUSHITA G8CC00025A20

 

 

 

 

 

Outline

Width (mm)

128 (excluding projections)

dimensions

 

 

Height (mm)

9.5 (excluding projections)

 

 

 

 

Depth (mm)

129 (excluding projections)

 

 

 

 

Mass (g)

141±3

 

 

 

Data transfer speed (Read)

 

DVD-ROM

 

Max. 8x CAV

CD-ROM

 

Max. 24x CAV

Data transfer speed (Write)

 

CD-R

 

Max. 24x CAV

CD-RW

 

Max. 4x CLV

High Speed CD-RW

Max. 10x CLV

Ultra Speed CD-RW

Max. 24x CAV

 

 

ATAPI Burst (MB/s)

16.6 (PIO MODE4)

PIO Mode

 

DMA Mode

 

16.6 (Multi Word Mode2)

Ultra DMA Mode

33.3 (Ultra DMA Mode2)

 

 

Data Buffer Capacity

2MB

 

 

Access time (ms)

 

CD-ROM

 

150 typ. (Random)

DVD-ROM

 

170 typ. (Random)

Supported Disks

CD: CD/CD-ROM (12cm, 8cm), CD-R,

 

 

CD-RW

 

 

DVD:DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM,

 

 

DVD-R DL, DVD+RW, DVD+RAM,

 

 

DVD+R DL

 

 

Supported Formats

CD: CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA,

 

 

PHOTO CD, CD-Extra(CD+), CD-text

 

 

DVD:DVD-R, DVD-RW (Ver.1.2),

 

 

DVD-Video, DVD+R, DVD+RW,

 

 

DVD-RAM (2.6GB/4.7GB)

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