
Track pitch
Track pitch
Track pitch
Track pitch
1.6 um (CD), 0.74 um (DVD)
Disc center hole diameter
Disc center hole diameter
Disc center hole diameter
Disc center hole diameter 0.6 in (15 mm)
Reference scanning
Reference scanning
Reference scanning
Reference scanning
velocity
velocity
velocity
velocity
1.2 m/s (CD); 3.49 m/s (DVD SL); 3.84 m/s (DVD DL)
Read only disc
Read only disc
Read only disc
Read only disc
parameters
parameters
parameters
parameters
Formats and modes
Formats and modes
Formats and modes
Formats and modes
supported
supported
supported
supported
CD-ROM-Mode 1; CD-ROM XA-Mode 2; CD-
Bridge; CD digital audio; CD Extra; Photo CD
(single and multi-session); video CD; DVD
(single- and double-layer); DVD-R; DVD-RW;
DVD-RW Multi-Border; DVD+R; DVD+R Multi-
Session , and DVD+RW
Capacity
Capacity
Capacity
Capacity
180 MB (8 cm); 540 MB (12 cm); 650 MB (12
cm); 700 MB (12 cm); 4.7 GB (DVD-5); 8.54
GB (DVD-9); 9.4 GB (DVD-10)
Block size
Block size
Block size
Block size
Mode 1-2,048 and 2,352 bytes; mode 2, form
1-2,048; 2,328; 2,336; 2,340 and 2,352
bytes; mode 2, form 2-2,328; 2,336; 2,340 and
2,352 bytes; CD-DA-2,352 bytes; DVD-2,048
bytes
Writeable disc parameters
Writeable disc parameters
Writeable disc parameters
Writeable disc parameters Disc type
Disc type
Disc type
Disc type
CD-R and CD-RW
Write methods
Write methods
Write methods
Write methods
Disc at Once, Track at Once, Session at Once,
Variable Packet, Fixed Packet
Format and modes
Format and modes
Format and modes
Format and modes
supported
supported
supported
supported
CD-ROM; CD-ROM XA; CD digital audio, video
CD; CD-Bridge
Capacity
Capacity
Capacity
Capacity
180 MB (8 cm); 540 MB (12 cm); 650 MB (12
cm); 700 MB (12 cm)
Block size
Block size
Block size
Block size
CD-DA-2,352 bytes; mode 0- 2,336 and 2,352
bytes; mode 1-2,048 and 2,352 bytes; mode 2-
2,336 and 2,352; mode 2, form 1-2,048 and
2,352 bytes; mode 2, form 2-2,324 and 2,352
bytes
Access times
Access times
Access times
Access times
(typical reads, including
settling)
Random DVD
Random DVD
Random DVD
Random DVD
< 140 ms (typical)
Random CD
Random CD
Random CD
Random CD
< 125 ms, (typical)
Full stroke DVD
Full stroke DVD
Full stroke DVD
Full stroke DVD
< 250 ms (seek)
Full stroke CD
Full stroke CD
Full stroke CD
Full stroke CD
< 210 ms (seek)
Data transfer rates
Data transfer rates
Data transfer rates
Data transfer rates
CD-R write
CD-R write
CD-R write
CD-R write
7200 KB/s (up to 48X)
CD-RW write
CD-RW write
CD-RW write
CD-RW write
4800 KB/s (up to 32X)
CD-ROM, CD-R,
CD-ROM, CD-R,
CD-ROM, CD-R,
CD-ROM, CD-R,
CD-RW read
CD-RW read
CD-RW read
CD-RW read
7200 KB/s (up to 48X)
DVD ROM read
DVD ROM read
DVD ROM read
DVD ROM read
21,632 KB/s (16X ) Max
Data transfer modes
Data transfer modes
Data transfer modes
Data transfer modes
ATA PIO mode 4); ATA Multi-word DMA mode 2; ATA UltraDMA mode 0;
ATA UltraDMA mode 1, mode 2; ATA UltraDMA Mode 3 (default)
Cache buffer
Cache buffer
Cache buffer
Cache buffer
2 MB (minimum)
Startup time
Startup time
Startup time
Startup time (single)
< 7 seconds (typical)
Startup time
Startup time
Startup time
Startup time (multi-
session)
< 30 seconds (typical)
Stop time
Stop time
Stop time
Stop time
< 4 seconds
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Technical Specifications - Optical Storage
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