Playing Dvd Video Discs - HP Vectra VEi8 Technical Reference Manual

Features of the DVD
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If a disk is still in the drive after power failure or drive failure, the disk
can be reclaimed by inserting a stout wire, such as the end of a
straightened paper-clip, into the small hole at the bottom of the door.

Playing DVD Video Discs

Mediamatics DVDExpress™ video playback software for Windows 95
and Windows 98 is provided with the DVD accessory. The D6935A DVD
drive is only able to play DVD video discs from regions 1 and 2 (see
table below). Once a video disc has been played on the device, it will
then only be able to play video discs with the same region code.
CD-ROM Mode-1 data disc.
CD-ROM Mode-2 data disc.
Photo-CD Multisession.
CD Audio disc.
Mixed mode CD-ROM disc (data and audio).
CD-ROM XA, CD-I, CD-Extra, CD-R, CD-RW.
DVD-ROM, DVD-Video.
HP product number
Disc Diameter
Storage Capacity
Read Mode
Burst Transfer Rate
Access Time
Buffer Memory Size
Rotational speed
Region Codes
1 USA & Canada
2 Europe & Japan
D6935A
120 mm
650 MB to 17 GB (depending on disc type)
5 X max (DVD), 32 X max CD-ROM)
PIO mode 4 - 16.6 Mbytes/s maximum
Single Word DMA Mode 2 - 8.3 Mbytes/s maximum
Multi Word DMA Mode 2 - 16.6 Mbytes/s maximum.
Average Stroke (1 / 3) 100 ms
Full Stroke 140 ms
128 kbytes
Approx. 7,300 rpm maximum
Supported by the
Region
D6935A DVD Drive
Yes
Yes
2 System Features
Mass Storage Devices
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