1 Hardware Overview 1.8 DVD Multi Drive
1.8 DVD Multi Drive The DVD 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 plays DVDs at maximum 8-speed, reads CDs at
maximum 24-speed, writes CD-R at maximum 8-speed, and writes CD-RW at maximum 4-
speed.
The DVD Multi drive is shown in figure 1-9. Specifications are listed in Table 1-6.
Figure 1-9 DVD Multi drive
Table 1-6 DVD Multi drive specifications (1/2)
Panasonic G8CC00012410
Item
DVD-ROM mode CD-ROM mode CD-R/CD-RW
(Write)
ATAPI Burst (Mbytes/s) 33.3 (Ultra DMA mode 2)
16.6 (PIO Mode 4, Multi-word DMA mode 2)
Access time (ms)
1/3 Stroke Access (typ.)
180
130 -
Data Buffer Capacity (Mbytes) 2
Supported Format CD: CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-R/W, CD-R,
CD-ROM XA (except ADPCM), CD-I
Ready, Photo CD (Multi session),
Video CD, CD-EXTRA (CD+), CD-
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DVD: DVD-VIDEO, DVD-ROM, DVD-R
(3.9GB, 4.7GB), DVD-RW (Ver.1.1),
DVD-RAM
CD-R, CD-RW
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