User’s Manual 2-15
The Grand Tour
CDs
■ CD-R discs can be written only once. The recorded data cannot be
erased or changed.
■ CD-RW discs including multi speed CD-RW discs, high-speed CD-RW
discs and ultra-speed CD-RW discs can be recorded more than once.
DVDs
■ DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-R (Dual Layer) and DVD+R (Double Layer) discs
can be written only once. The recorded data cannot be erased or
changed.
■ DVD-RW, DVD+RW and DVD-RAM discs can be recorded more than
once.
Formats
The drive supports the following formats. DVD Super Multi driveThe drive
supports the formats CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, CD-DA, CD-Text,
Photo CD
TM
(single/multi-session), CD-ROM Mode 1, Mode 2, CD-ROM XA
Mode 2 (Form1, Form2), Enhanced CD (CD-EXTRA), Addressing Method
2, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL,
DVD+RW and DVD-RAM.
DVD Super-Multi ROM drive
The full-size DVD-ROM module allows you to record data to recordable
CD's and DVD's as well as run either 12cm (4.72") CD's, and DVD's, and
8cm (3.15") CD's and DVD's without using an adaptor.
Some types and formats of DVD-R (Dual Layer) and DVD+R (Double
Layer) discs may be unreadable.
The speed is slower at the center of a disc and faster at the outer edge.
DVD read 8 speed (maximum)
DVD-R write 8 speed (maximum)
DVD-R DL write 6 speed (maximum)
DVD-RW write 6 speed (maximum)
DVD+R write 8 speed (maximum)
DVD+R DL write 6 speed (maximum)
DVD+RW write 8 speed (maximum)
DVD-RAM write 5 speed (maximum)
CD read 24 speed (maximum)
CD-R write 24 speed (maximum)
CD-RW write 24 speed (maximum,
Ultra-speed media)