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1.3 DVD Super Multi Drive (±R Double Layer) 1 Hardware Overview
1.3 DVD Super Multi Drive (
±
R Double Layer)
The DVD Super Multi drive accepts 12-cm (4.72-inch) and 8-cm (3.15-inch) discs. At maximum,
the drive can play back a DVD at 8x speed, read CD-ROM at 24x speed, and write CD-R at 24x
speed, CD-RW at 24x speed, DVD-R at 8x speed, DVD-R (Dual Layer) at 6x speed, DVD-RW
at 6x speed, DVD+R at 8x speed, DVD+R (Double Layer) at 6x speed, DVD+RW at 8x speed
and DVD-RAM at 5x speed.
The DVD Super Multi drive is shown in Figure 1-4 and its specifications are listed in Table 1-3.
Figure 1-4 DVD Super Multi Drive
Table 1-3 DVD Super Multi Drive Specifications
Item DVD-ROM Mode CD-ROM Mode
Data Transfer Rate (Mbytes/s) 10.8MB/s 3.6MB/s
Access Time (ms)
190ms 170ms
Average Random Access
Data Buffer Size (Mbytes) 2MB
Formats Supported
DVD:
DVD-VIDEO, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-R (Dual Layer),
DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD+R (Double Layer), DVD-RAM.
CD:
CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROMXA, Photo CD
(Multi-Session), Video CD, CD-Extra (CD+), CD-Text, SACD, CD-I.
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