Toshiba Tecra A2-S316 Maintenance Manual - Page 31

1.6 DVD-ROM Drive 1 Hardware Overview 1.6 DVD-ROM Drive The DVD-ROM drive accommodates either 12 cm (4.72- inch) or 8 cm (3.15- inch) CD, CDR/RW and DVD. It is a high-performance drive that reads DVD at maximum 8-speed, and reads CD at maximum 24-speed (3,600 KB per second). The DVD-ROM drive is shown in Figure 1-7. The specifications of the DVD-ROM drive are described in Table 1-5. Figure 1-7 DVD-ROM drive Table 1-5 DVD-ROM drive dimensions Item Specifications Toshiba G8CC0000R810 DVD-ROM CD -R O M DVD-RAM Burst data transfer rate (MB/s) 16.7 (PIO Mode 4) 16.7 (Multi-word DMA Mode 2) 33.3 (Ultra DMA Mode 2) Average random access time (ms) 100 95 170 Average random seek time (ms) 95 90 120 Average random full strike access time (ms) 160 160 350 Data buffer capacity (KB) 192 Supported formats DVD CD DVD-ROM (DVD-5, DVD-9, DVD-10, DVD-18) DVD-R (read), DVD-RW (read), DVD-RAM (read, Version 2.1), DVD-RAM (read, Version 1.0) CD-Audio, 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, CDRW), CD-R (read), CD-RW (read) Satellite A50/TECRA A 2 Maintenance Manual (960-478 ) 1-17