1 Hardware Overview
1.9
DVD Multi drive
The DVD Multi drive accommodates either 12 cm (4.72-inch) or 8 cm (3.15-inch) CD, CD-
R/RW and DVD. It is a high-performance drive that reads DVD at maximum 8-speed, writes
DVD-R/-RW at 1-speed, and reads CD at maximum 24-speed (3,600 KB per second).
The DVD Multi drive is shown in Figure 1-9. The specifications of the DVD Multi drive are
described in Table 1-9.
Item
Burst data transfer rate
(MB/s)
Access time (ms)
1/3 Stroke Access (typ.)
Data buffer capacity
DVD
Supported
CD
formats
1-20
Figure 1-9 DVD Multi drive
Table 1-9 DVD Multi drive specifications
DVD-ROM
16.6 (PIO Mode 4, Multi-word DMA mode 2)
180
DVD-VIDEO, DVD-ROM,
DVD-R (3.9GB, 4.7GB),
DVD-RW (Ver.1.1), DVD-RAM
CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-R/W, CD-R,
CD-ROM XA (except ADPCM),
CD-I Ready, Photo CD (Multi
session), Video CD, CD-EXTRA
(CD+), CD-TEXT
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1.9 DVD Multi drive
Specifications
Panasonic G8CC00019810
CD-ROM
33.3 (Ultra DMA mode 2)
130
2MB
DVD-RAM
-
CD-R, CD-RW