User Guide

1 Hardware Overview 1.5 DVD-ROM Drive
1-20 Satellite A40 Maintenance Manual (960-458)
Table 1-4 DVD-ROM drive specifications (2/2)
Specifications
Hitachi G8CC00015810
Item
DVD-ROM CD-ROM DVD-RAM
Burst data transfer rate
(MB/s)
33.3 (Ultra DMA Mode 2)
Transfer rate (MB/s)
10.8 (Single/Dual
layer)
3.6
2.7 (2.6GB/4.7GB
Disc)
Average random access time (ms)
90 (Single)
130 (Dual)
85
250
(4.7 GB Disc)
Data buffer capacity (KB) 256
DVD
DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM (2.6GB/4.7GB, read only),
DVD-R (3.95GB/4.7GB, read only),
DVD-RW (4.7GB, read only)
Supported
formats
CD
CD-ROM Mode 1/Mode 2, CD-ROM XA, CD-I Digital
Video, Photo-CD Multisession, CD-Audio disc, Mixed
mode CD-ROM, CD-EXTRA, CD-TEXT, CD-R (read only),
CD-RW (read only)