Dvd Region Codes - HP Vectra VL400 Technical Reference Manual

Features of the
DVD-ROM Drive
(D7521A)
• CD-ROM Mode-1 data disc.
• CD-ROM Mode-2 data disc (Mode 1 and Mode 2).
• 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, DVD Audio, DVD-RAM.
HP product number
Disc Diameter
Storage Capacity
Read Mode
Burst Transfer Rate
Access Time
Buffer Memory Size
Rotational speed
If a disk is still in the drive after power failure or drive failure, the disk can be
reclaimed by inserting a straightened paper-clip into the small hole at the
bottom of the door.

DVD Region Codes

The DVD-ROM drive is only able to play DVD video discs from regions 1 and 2
(see table below). DVD region settings can be changed up to 5 times.
Region Codes
1 USA & Canada
2 Europe & Japan
3 South East Asia
4 Latin America & Australia
5 Russia, Rest of Asia, Africa
6 China
D7521A
120 mm
650 MB to 17 GB (depending on disk type)
8 X max (DVD), 40X 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) 110 ms
Full Stroke 180 ms
128 kbytes
Approx. 7,300 rpm maximum
Supported by the
Region
D4388A DVD Drive
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
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Mass Storage Devices
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