Dvd Super Multi (+-R Double Layer); Figure 1-3 Dvd Super Multi Drive - Toshiba Satellite M640 Maintenance Manual

1 Hardware Overview
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 16x speed, DVD-R at 8x speed, DVD-RW at 6x speed, DVD+R at 8x speed,
DVD+R (DL) at 6x speed, DVD-R (DL) at 6x 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.
Item
Data Transfer Rate (Mbytes/s)
Access Time (ms)
Average Random Access
Data Buffer Size (Mbytes)
Formats Supported
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Figure 1-3
Table 1-2 DVD Super Multi Drive Specifications
DVD-ROM Mode
33.3 (U-DMA transfer mode 2)
16.6 (PIO mode 4, Multiword DMA mode 2)
130
2MB
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.

1.3 DVD Super Multi (+-R Double Layer)

DVD Super Multi Drive
130
CD-ROM Mode
1-12