Optical Drive; Cd-Rw/Dvd-Rom Drive Specifications - Toshiba PORTEGE A200 series Maintenance Manual

1 Hardware Overview
1.4

Optical Drive

1.4.1 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Drive
This drive is a combination of DVD-ROM and CD-R/RW Drive. It is full-size and runs
either 12cm (4.72- inch) or 8cm (3.15- inch) DVD/CDs without an adaptor. This drive reads
CD-ROM at maximum 24-speed, reads DVD-ROM at maximum 8-speed and writes CD-R at
maximum 24-speed, and writes CD-RW at 4-speed.
The specifications are listed in Table 1-2.
Table 1-2 CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive specifications
Outline
Dimensions
Date transfer speed
READ
Write
ATAPI interface
Buffer memory
Access time
CD supported
1-12
Parameter
Width (mm)
Height (mm)
Depth (mm)
DVD-ROM
CD-ROM
CD-R
CD-RW
PIO mode
DMA mode
Ultra DMA mode
DVD-ROM
CD-ROM
Matsushita
G8CC0001N710
128
9.5
126
Max. 8X CAV
Max. 24x CAV
4X, 8x(CLV), Max. 24X(ZCLV)
4X (CLV)
16.6MB/s (PIO Mode4)
16.6 MB/s(Multiword Mode2)
33.3MB (Mode2)
2MB
170ms typ. (1/3 stroke)
150ms typ. (1/3 stroke)
CD: CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA
CD-R, CD-RW
Photo CD, Video CD
CD-Extra(CD+), CD text
DVD: DVD-ROM DVD-R
DVD-RW(Ver. 1.1)
DVD-RAM(2.6GB/4.7GB)
DVD+R, DVD+RW
PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960-499)
1.4 Optical Drive