DVD-ROM Drive specifications
Applicable disc
DVD-ROM (DVD-5, DVD-9, DVD-10, DVD-18, CD-ROM (Mode 1 and 2), CD Digital
Audio, CD-XA ready (Mode 2, Form 1 and Form 2), CD-I (Mode 2, Form 1 and Form
2), CD-R, CD-RW, Photo CD (single and multisession), CD-Bridge
Center hole diameter
1.5 cm (0.59 in)
Disc diameter
Standard disc
Mini disc
12 cm (4.72 in)
8 cm (3.15 in)
Disc thickness
1.2 mm (0.047 in)
Track pitch
0.74 µm
Access time
CD
DVD
Random
< 100 ms
< 125 ms
Full stroke
< 175 ms
< 225 ms
Audio output level
Line-out, 0.7 Vrms
Cache buffer
512 KB
Data transfer rate
CD-R (24X)
3600 KB/s (150 KB/s at 1X CD rate)
CD-RW (10X)
1500 KB/s (150 KB/s at 1X CD rate)
CD-ROM (24X)
3600 KB/s (150 KB/s at 1X CD rate)
DVD (8X)
10,800 KB/s (1,352 KB/s at 1X DVD rate)
Multiword DMA mode 2
16.6 MB/s
Startup time
< 10 seconds
Stop time
< 3 seconds
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