Introduction; Features - LG GSA-4163B Service Manual

This service manual provides a variety of service
information.
It contains the mechanical structure of the Super
Multi DVD Drive and the electronic circuits in
schematic form. This Super Multi DVD Drive was
manufactured and assembled under our strict quality
control standards and meets or exceeds industry
specifications and standards.
This Super Multi DVD drive is an internal drive unit
designed for use with IBM PC, HP Vectra, or
compatible computer. It can write as much as 700
Mbytes of digital data into CD-R/RW disc, and can
read as much as 700 Mbytes of digital data stored in
a CD-ROM/R/RW disc.
1 General
1) Enhanced IDE (ATAPI) interface.
2) Internal Half-height Drive.
3) CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW/RAM/+R/+R DL(Double Layer)/+RW read and write compatible CD Family and
DVD-ROM read compatible.
4) Buffer Under-run prevention function embedded.
5) 2MB buffer memory.
6) Power loading and power eject of a disc. Bare media loading.
7) MTBF : 100,000 POH
8) Vertical and Horizontal installable.
2. Supported disc formats
1) Reads data in each DVD-ROM, DVD-R(Ver. 2.0 for Authoring) and DVD-RAM(Ver.1.0)
2) Reads and writes in each DVD-R(Ver. 2.0 for General), DVD-RW, DVD-RAM(Ver.2.2), DVD+R, DVD+R
DL(Double Layer) and DVD+RW
3) Reads data in each CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, CD-I, Video CD, CD-Extra and CD-Text
4) Reads data in Photo CD (Single and Multi session)
5) Reads standard CD-DA
6) Support to read Super Audio CD(Compatible layer in Hybrid type)
7) Reads and writes CD-R discs conforming to "Orange Book Part 2"
8) Reads and writes CD-RW discs conforming to "Orange Book Part 3"
9) Reads DVD-RAM with CPRM and DVD-RW with CPRM

INTRODUCTION

It can write as much as 4.7Gbytes of digital data into
DVD-R/RW/RAM/+R/+RW disc, and can read as
much as 4.7Gbytes of digital data stored in a
DVD-ROM/R/RW/RAM/+R/+RW disc.
It can write as much as 8.5Gbytes of digital data into
DVD+R DL disc, and can read as much as
8.5Gbytes of digital data stored in a DVD-ROM
DL/+R DL disc.
This Super Multi DVD Drive can easily meet the
upcoming MPC level 3 specification, and its
Enhanced Intelligent Device Electronics (E-IDE) and
ATAPI interface allows Plug and play integration in
the majority of today's PCs without the need of an
additional interface card.

FEATURES

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