Toshiba Tecra A2-S239 Maintenance Manual - Page 32

1 Hardware Overview 1.7 DVD-ROM & CD-R/RW Drive 1.7 DVD-ROM & CD-R/RW Drive The DVD-ROM & CD-R/RW drive accommodates either 12 cm (4.72-inch) or 8 cm (3.15inch) CD, CD-R/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 & CD-R/RW drive is shown in Figure 1-8. The specifications of the DVDROM & CD-R/RW drive are described in Table 1-6. Figure 1-8 DVD-ROM & CD-R/RW drive Table 1-6 DVD-ROM & CD-R/RW drive specifications (1/3) Item Burst data transfer rate (MB/s) Average random access time (ms) Average random seek time (ms) Average full stroke access time (ms) Data buffer capacity Supported formats (for play) CD DVD Specifications Toshiba SDR2512OAF 16.7 (PIO Mode 4) 16.7 (Multi-word DMA Mode 2) 33.3 (Ultra DMA Mode 2) CD-ROM: 105, DVD-ROM: 120, DVD-RAM: 130 (Typ.) CD-ROM: 105, DVD-ROM: 120, DVD-RAM: 130 (Typ.) CD-ROM: 105, DVD-ROM: 120, DVD-RAM: 130 (Typ.) 2,048KB CD-DA, CD+(E)G, CD-MIDI, CD-TEXT, CD-ROM, CDROM 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 DVD-ROM (DVD-5, DVD-9, DVD-10, DVD-18), DVD-R (Ver.1.0, Ver.2.1) 1-18 Satellite A50/TECRA A2 Maintenance Manual (960-478)