1 Hardware Overview 1.7 DVD±R/±RW Drive
1.7 DVD±R/±RW Drive This full size DVD±R/±RW drive module lets you record data to rewritable CD/DVDs as
well as run either 12 cm (4.72-inch) or 8 cm (3.15-inch) CD/DVD without using an adaptor.
It is a high-performance drive that reads DVD at maximum 8-speed, writes DVD-R/-RW at
2-speed, DVD+R/+RW at 2.4-speed and reads CD at maximum 24-speed (3,600 KB per
second).
The DVD±R/±RW drive is shown in Figure 1-8. Specifications for the DVD ±R/±RW drive
are described in table 1-5.
Figure 1-8 DVD±R/±RW drive
Table 1-5 DVD±R/±RW drive specifications
Item Pioneer
G8CC0001L810
ATAPI Burst (MB/sec) 33.3 (Ultra DMA mode 2)
16.6 (PIO Mode 4, Multi word DMA mode 2)
Average access time (ms)
DVD-ROM
CD-ROM
150
130
Data buffer (MB) 2
Supported format (Read) CD: Photo CD (single and multiple session)
CD-ROM mode1
CD-ROM XA mode2 (form1, form2)
Video CD, CD-DA, CD-Extra
Mixed-CD, CD-Text,
CD-R, CD-RW,
DVD : DVD-ROM (DVD-5, DVD-9,DVD-10,
DVD-18)
DVD-R (Ver.1.0, Ver.2.0)
DVD-RW(Ver.1.0, Ver.1.1), DVD+R,
DVD+RW
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