1.4 Optical Disc Devices
1.4.2 DVD Super Multi Double Layer
The DVD Super Multi drive accepts 12-cm (4.72-inch) and 8-cm (3.15-inch) discs. At
maximum, the drive can play back a DVD at 8x speed, read CD-ROM at 24x speed, write
CD-R at 24x speed and CD-RW at 10x speed, DVD-R at 8x speed, DVD-RW at 4x speed,
DVD+R at 8x speed, DVD+RW at 4x speed, DVD-RAM at 5x speed, DVD+R DL at 2.4x
speed, and DVD-R DL at 2x speed.
The specifications of the DVD Super Multi Double Layer drive are listed in Table 1-3.
Item
Data transfer rate (Mbytes/s)
Access time (ms)
Average random access
Data buffer size (Mbytes)
Formats supported
Table 1-3
Satellite P200/P205 Series Maintenance Manual
DVD-ROM mode
33.3 (U-DMA transfer mode 2)
16.6 (PIO mode 4, Multiword DMA mode 2)
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DVD:
DVD-VIDEO, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM,
DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD+R DL, DVD-R DL
CD:
CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROMXA,
Photo CD (single/multi-session), CD-EXTRA, CD-Text
DVD Super Multi Double Layer drive specifications
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CD-ROM mode
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