Toshiba 960-498 Personal Computer User Manual


 
1.4 Optical Drive 1 Hardware Overview
1.4 Optical Drive
This model equipped with the DVD super multi drive as the optical drive. Some drives
support double layer specification.
The DVD Super Multi drive accommodates either 12 cm (4.72-inch) or 8 cm (3.15-inch) CD,
CD-R/RW and DVD. It is a high-performance drive that reads DVD-ROM at maximum 8-
speed and CD at maximum 24-speed (3,600 KB per second). Writing speed depends on the
drive.
The DVD Super Multi drive supporting DVD+R Double layer accommodates either 12 cm
(4.72-inch) or 8 cm (3.15-inch) CD, CD-R/RW and DVD. It is a high-performance drive that
reads DVD-ROM at maximum 8-speed and CD at maximum 24-speed (3,600 KB per
second). Also, it writes CD-R at up to 24-speed, CD-RW at up to 10-speed, DVD-R and
DVD+R at maximum 8-speed, DVD-RW and DVD+RW at maximum 4-speed, DVD-RAM
at maximum 3-speed and DVD+R (double layer) at maximum 2.4-speed.
The DVD Super Multi drive is shown in Figure 1-4. The dimensions and specifications of the
DVD Super Multi drive are described in Table 1-3, Table 1-4.
Figure 1-4 DVD Super Multi drive
Table 1-3 DVD Super Multi drive outline dimensions
Parameter Standard value
Maker
MATSUSHITA
(G8CC0001S610)
MATSUSHITA
(G8CC00021610)
MATSUSHITA
(G8CC00021611)
TEAC
(G8CC00024611)
Width (mm) 128
Height (mm) 12.7 (excluding projections)
Depth (mm) 129.0
Outline
dimensions
Mass (g) 210 (+/-10)
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