Specifications

DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive specifications
Applicable disc Read:
CD-DA, CD+(E)G, CD-MIDI, CD-TEXT, CD-
ROM, CD-ROM XA, MIXED MODE CD, CD-I,
CD-I Bridge (Photo-CD, Video CD), Multisession
CD (Photo-CD, CD-EXTRA, Portfolio, CD-R, CD-
RW), CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM (DVD-5,
DVD-9, DVD-10, DVD-18), DVD-R, DVD-RW,
DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM
Write:
CD-R and CD-RW
Center hole diameter 1.5 cm (0.59 in)
Disc diameter
Standard disc
12 cm (4.72 in)
Mini disc 8 cm (3.15 in)
Disc thickness 1.2 mm (0.047 in)
Track pitch 0.74 µm
Access time
CD DVD
Random < 110 ms < 130 ms
Full stroke < 210 ms < 225 ms
Audio output level Line-out, 0.7 Vrms
Cache buffer 2 MB
Data transfer rate
24X CD-ROM 3,600 KB/sec
8X DVD 3,600 KB/sec
24X CD-R 3,600 KB/sec
24X CD-RW 3,600 KB/sec
Transfer mode Multiword DMA mode 2
Startup time < 15 seconds
Stop time < 6 seconds
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