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1 Hardware Overview 1.5 DVD-ROM Drive
1.5 DVD-ROM Drive
The DVD-ROM drive accommodates either 12cm (4.72-inch) or 8cm (3.15-inch) DVDs.
This drive plays DVDs at maximum 8-speed and reads CDs at maximum 24-speed.
The DVD-ROM drive is shown in figure 1-6. Specifications for the DVD-ROM drive are
described in table 1-3.
Figure 1-6 DVD-ROM drive
Table 1-3 DVD-ROM drive specifications (1/2)
TOSHIBA G8CC00015410
Item
DVD-ROM mode CD-ROM mode
ATAPI Burst (Mbytes/s) 33.3 (Ultra DMA mode 2)
Access time (ms) (Typ.) 90 (Single Layer)
130 (Dual Layer)
85
Rotation speed (rpm) 4,710 (Single Layer)
5,180 (Dual Layer)
5,670 max.
Data Buffer Capacity (Kbytes) 256
Supported Format DVD:
CD:
DVD-ROM, DVD-R (read, 3.95 Gbytes/side and
4.7 Gbytes/side),
DVD-RW (read, 4.7 Gbytes/side),
DVD-RAM (read, 2.6 Gbytes/side and 4.7
Gbytes/side),
CD-ROM Mode-1 data disc
CD-ROM Mode-2 data disc, CD-ROM XA
CD-I Digital Video, Photo-CD Multisession,
CD-Audio disc, Mixed mode CD-ROM disc
(data and audio), CD-EXTRA, CD-TEXT,
CD-R (read), CD-RW (read)
1-20 TECRA M2 Maintenance Manual (960-468)