Toshiba Satellite A20 Series - DVD Multi Drive; Table 1-4 DVD Multi Drive Specifications

1 Hardware Overview 1.6 DVD Multi Drive
1.6 DVD Multi Drive
A full-size, DVD Multi drive module lets you run either 12 cm (4.72") or 8 cm (3.15")
CD/DVDs without using an adaptor. It reads DVD-ROMs at maximum 8 speed and CD-
ROMs at maximum 24 speed. It writes CD-R at up to 16 speed, CD-RW at up to 8 speed,
DVD-R and DVD-RW at single speed, and DVD-RAM at 2 speed.
The DVD Multi drive is shown in figure 1-7. Specifications for the DVD-Multi drive are
listed in table 1-4.
Figure 1-7 DVD Multi drive
Table 1-4 DVD Multi drive specifications (1/2)
TEAC G8CC00013410 Item
DVD-ROM mode CD-ROM mode CD-R/CD-RW
(Write)
ATAPI Burst (Mbytes/s) 33.3 (Ultra DMA mode 2)
16.7 (PIO Mode 4, Multi word DMA mode 2)
Access time (ms)
1/3 Stroke Access (typ.) 130 110
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Data Buffer Capacity (Mbytes) 2
Supported Formats CD: CD-DA, CD-ROM Mode1, Mode2,
CD-R/W, CD-R, CD-ROM XA
Mode2 (Form1,Form2),
Photo CD (Single/multi-session),
CD-TEXT, Enhanced CD
DVD: DVD-VIDEO, DVD-ROM,
DVD-R (General, Authoring),
DVD-RAM
CD-R, CD-RW
1-20 Satellite A20 Maintenance Manual (960-444)