Sony VAIO PCV-E204, Reference Manual

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Identifying Components
3
Drives
Drive Description
Diskette drive 3.5-inch, 1.44 Mbyte.
DVD-ROM drive DVD-ROM disc: 4X (maximum performance).
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CD-ROM disc: 24X (maximum performance).
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* DVD-ROM drive also plays CD-ROM discs. Data on the DVD-ROM is read at a variable transfer rate, ranging
from 2X at the innermost track to 4X at the outermost track (the data transfer standard 1X rate is 1385
kbytes/s). The average data transfer rate is 3.3X (4616 kbytes/s). Data on a CD-ROM disc is read at a variable
transfer rate, ranging from 10X at the innermost track to 24X at the outermost track (the data transfer
standard 1X rate is 150 kybtes/s). The average data transfer rate is 17X (2250 kbytes/s).
FNRTPNLA.VSD
Diskette drive
DVD-ROM drive