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1.5 DVD-R/-RW Drive 1 Hardware Overview
1.5 DVD-R/-RW Drive
A full-size DVD-R/-RW drive module lets you record data to rewritable CD/DVDs as well
as run either 12 cm (4.72") or 8 cm (3.15") CD/DVDs without using an adaptor. It reads
DVD-ROMs at maximum 8 speed and CD-ROMs at maximum 24 speed. It writes CD-R at
up to 16 speed, CD-RW at up to 10 speed, DVD-R and DVD-RW at single speed. The DVD-
R/-RW drive is shown in figure 1-6. Specifications for the DVD-R/-RW drive are described
in table 1-3.
Figure 1-6 DVD-R/-RW drive
Table 1-3 DVD-R/-RW drive specifications
Specifications
TOSHIBA G8CC0000ZD10
Item
DVD-ROM CD-ROM DVD-RAM (Write)
Transfer rate (Kbytes/s) 33.3 (Ultra DMA)
16.7 (PIO mode 4, Multiple word DMA transfer mode 2)
Access time (ms)
Average
Random Access
Average Full Stroke Access
Average Full Stroke Access
100
95
160
95
90
160
170
120
350
Data Buffer Capacity (Mbytes) 2
Supported Formats DVD-ROM,
DVD-R,
DVD-RW,
DVD-RAM CD-DA, CD+ (E)G,
CD-MIDI,
CD-TEXT,
CD-ROM,
CD-ROM XA,
CD-I, CD-I Bridge,
Multi session CD,
CD-R, CD-RW DVD-ROM
DVD-RW (Ver.1.1)
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