Toshiba Satellite L500D - 1.3 DVD Super Multi (+-R Double Layer)

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SatelliteL500DMaintenanceManual 1-14
1.3 DVDSuperMulti(+-RDoubleLayer)
TheDVDSuperMultidriveaccepts12-cm(4.72-inch)and8-cm(3.15-inch)discs.Atmaximum,
thedrivecanplaybackaDVDat8xspeed,readCD-ROMat24xspeed,andwriteCD-Rat24x
speed,CD-RWat6xspeed,USCD-RWat16xspeed,HighSpeedCD-RWat10xspeed,
DVD-Rat8xspeed,DVD-RWat8xspeed,DVD+Rat8xspeed,DVD+R(DoubleLayer)at4x
speed,DVD-R(DualLayer)at4xspeed,DVD+RWat8xspeedandDVD-RAMat5xspeed.
TheDVDSuperMultidriveisshowninFigure1-3anditsspecificationsarelistedinTable1-2.
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Figure1-3 DVDSuperMultiDrive
Table1-2 DVDSuperMultiDriveSpecifications
Item DVD-ROMMode CD-ROMMode
DataTransferRate(Mbytes/s)
33.3(U-DMAtransfermode2)
16.6(PIOmode4,MultiwordDMAmode2)
AccessTime(ms)  
AverageRandomAccess 130 130
DataBufferSize(Mbytes) 2MB
FormatsSupported
DVD:
DVD-VIDEO,DVD-ROM,DVD-R,DVD-RW,DVD-RAM,DVD+R,
DVD+-R(DoubleLayer),DVD+RW.
CD:
CD-DA,CD-ROM,CD-R,CD-RW,CD-ROMXA,PhotoCD
(Multi-Session),VideoCD,CD-Extra(CD+),CD-Text.