1 Hardware Overview 1.4 Removable Drives
1-16 Tecra A3/S2 Series Maintenance Manual
Supported formats
CD: CD-Audio CD-ROM (mode 1 and mode 2) CD-ROM XA (mode 2, form 1 and form 2)
CD-I Bridge CD-I (mode 2, form 1 and form 2) CD-TEXT
Video CD CD-RW Photo CD
CD-R
1.4.3 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Drive
The CD-RW/DVD-ROM combo drive (Toshiba TS-L462A, Matsushita UJDA760 or TEAC
DW-224E) is capable of driving either 12cm (4.72-inch) or 8cm (3.15-inch) DVDs and CDs
without using an adaptor.
Read speeds
DVD-ROM Maximum 8 times faster rotational speed
CD-ROM Maximum 24 times faster rotational speed
DVD-RAM Standard rotational speed
Write speeds
CD-R Maximum 24 times faster rotational speed
CD-RW Maximum 24 times(Ultra Speed) faster rotational speed
Buffer capacity 2 Mbytes (Max)
Supported formats
Applicable
Write Formats: CD CD-R
CD-RW
Applicable
Write Disc: CD CD-R
CD-RW [CD-DA, CD+(E)G, CD-MIDI, CD-TEXT, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA,
MIXED MODE CD, CD-I, CD-I Bridge (Photo-CD, Video-CD),
Multisession CD (Photo-CD, CD-EXTRA, Portfolio)]
Applicable
Read Disc: CD CD-DA, CD+(E)G, CD-MIDI, CD-TEXT, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, MIXED
MODE CD, CD-I, CD-I Bridge (Photo-CD, Video-CD), Multisession CD (Photo-
CD, CD-EXTRA, Portfolio, CD-R, CD-RW), CD-R, CD-RW
DVD DVD-ROM [DVD-5, DVD-9, DVD-10, DVD-18]
DVD-R
DVD-RW
DVD+R
DVD+RW
DVD-RAM