Toshiba Qosmio G40 PQG40C-MM108C Users Manual Canada; English - Page 65

The Grand Tour HD DVD-R drive The optical drive installed on this computer cannot write multiple sessions on HD DVD-R Dual Layer disc sessions. Once a disc has been written to once, it will be finalized. Once finalized, no further writing to the disc will be possible regardless of what portion of the total disc capacity was used. The full-size HD DVD-R module allows you to record data to recordable CD's and DVD's as well as run either 12cm (4.72") CD's, DVD's and HD DVD's, and 8cm (3.15") CD's and DVD's without using an adaptor. The speed is slower at the center of a disc and faster at the outer edge. HD DVD read 1 speed (maximum) HD DVD-R write 1 speed (maximum) HD DVD-R (Dual Layer) write 1 speed (maximum) DVD read 8 speed (maximum) DVD-R write 4 speed (maximum) DVD-R (Dual Layer) write 2 speed (maximum) DVD-RW write 4 speed (maximum) DVD+R write 4 speed (maximum) DVD+R (Dual Layer) write 2.4 speed (maximum) DVD+RW write 4 speed (maximum) DVD-RAM write 3 speed (maximum) CD read 24 speed (maximum) CD-R write 16 speed (maximum) CD-RW write 10 speed (maximum, Ultra-speed media) User's Manual 2-18