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1.8 Combo+2 drive 1 Hardware Overview
1.8 Combo+2 drive
The Combo+2 drive accommodates either 12 cm (4.72-inch) or 8 cm (3.15-inch) CD, CD-
R/RW and DVD. It is a high-performance drive that reads DVD at maximum 8-speed, writes
DVD-R/-RW at 1-speed, and reads CD at maximum 24-speed (3,600 KB per second).
The Combo+2 drive is shown in Figure 1-8. The specifications of the Combo+2 drive are
described in Table 1-8.
Figure 1-8 Combo+2 drive
Table 1-8 Combo+2 drive specifications
Specifications
Toshiba G8CC0000ZH10
Item
DVD-ROM CD-ROM DVD-RAM
Burst data transfer rate
(MB/s)
33.3 (Ultra DMA)
16.7 (PIO mode 4)
16.7 (Multi word DMA Mode 2)
Average random access time (ms) 100 95 170
Average random seek time (ms) 95 90 120
Average full stroke access time
(ms)
160 160 350
Data buffer capacity 2MB
DVD (read) DVD-ROM (DVD-5/-9/-10/-18), DVD-R (Ver.1.0,
Ver.2.0), DVD-RW (Ver.1.0, Ver.1.1), DVD-RAM
Ver.2.1/1.0
Supported
formats
CD (read) CD-DA, CD+(E)G, CD-MIDI, CD-TEXT, CD-ROM, CD-
ROM XA, CD-I, CD-I Bridge (Photo-CD, Video-CD),
Multisession CD (Photo-CD, CD-EXTRA, CD-R, CD-
RW, Portfolio), CD-R, CD-RW
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