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1.4 Removable Drives 1 Hardware Overview
1.4.3 DVD-ROM Drive
The DVD-ROM drive (Toshiba SD-C2612 or Matsushita SR-8177) accommodates either
12cm (4.72-inch) or 8cm (3.15-inch) CDs or DVDs.
Transfer rates
Matsushita SR-8177: The DVD-ROM drive is able to read CD-ROM, CD-R data at 10.3X to
24X CAV mode speed and CD-RW data at 5.1X to 12X CAV mode
speed. The drive has a transfer rate of max. 3 600 kbyte/s for CD-
ROM data, CD-R and max. 1 800 kbyte/s for CD-RW data. The drive
is able to read DVD disc at CAV mode speed. The drive has a transfer
rate of max. 11.08 Mbyte/s for DVD data.
Toshiba SD-C2612: Max.8X (DVD-ROM) / Max. 24X (CD-ROM)/2X (DVD-RAM
Ver.1.0)/1X (DVD-RAM Ver.2.1)
Max. 10,820 KByte/s (DVD-ROM)/Max. 3,600KByte/s (CD-ROM)
Sustained Transfer Rate
Buffer capacity
Matsushita SR-8177: 256 Kbytes (Max)
Toshiba SD-C2612 192 Kbytes (Max)
Supported formats
CD:
CD-Audio CD-ROM (mode 1 and mode 2) CD-ROM XA (mode 2, form 1 and form 2)
CD-I Bridge CD-I (mode 2, form 1 and form 2) CD-TEXT
Video CD CD-RW Photo CD
CD-WO** Enhanced Music CD (CD Plus)** CD-I Ready**
CD+(E)G* CD-MIDI* CD-R*
DVD:
DVD-5 DVD-9 DVD-10
DVD-18* DVD-RAM (2.6G/4.7G) DVD-R (3.95G/4.7G)
DVD-RW
* Toshiba SD-C2612 only
** Matsushita SR-8177only
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