Toshiba L517 Personal Computer User Manual


 
1.4DVDSuperMulti(+-RDoubleLayer) 1HardwareOverview
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1.4DVDSuperMulti(+-RDoubleLayer)
TheDVDSuperMultidriveaccepts12-cm(4.72-inch)and8-cm(3.15-inch)discs.At
maximum,thedrivecanplaybackaDVDat8xspeed,readCD-ROMat24xspeed,and
writeCD-Rat24xspeed,CD-RWat4xspeed,USCD-RWat24xspeed,HighSpeedCD-
RWat10xspeed,DVD-Rat8xspeed,DVD-RWat6xspeed,DVD+Rat8xspeed,DVD+R
(DoubleLayer)at6xspeed,DVD-R(DoubleLayer)at6xspeed,DVD+RWat8xspeedand
DVD-RAMat5xspeed.TheDVDinterfaceconformstoSerialATA.
TheDVDSuperMultidriveisshowninFigure1-6anditsspecificationsarelistedinTable
1-2.
Figure1-6DVDSuperMultidrive
Table1-2DVDSuperMultiDriveSpecifications
Item DVD-ROMmode CD-ROMmode
DataTransferRate
(Mbytes/s)
33.3(Ultra-DMAtransfermode2)
16.7(PIOmode4,MultiwordDMAmode2)
AccessTime(ms)
180ms 150ms
RandomSeekTime
150ms 140ms
DataBufferSize
(Mbytes)
2MB
FormatsSupported
DVD:
DVD-VIDEO,DVD-ROM,DVD-R,DVD-RW,DVD-RAM,
DVD+R,DVD+-R(DoubleLayer),DVD+RW.
CD:
CD-DA,CD-ROM,CD-R,CD-RW,Mixed-CD,HSCD-RW,USCD-
RW,PhotoCD(Multi-Session),VideoCD,CD-Extra(CD+),CD-Text..