Aspire Digital 2020 User Manual

Chapter 1

35

Vendor & model name

Panasonic

Model

Optical Media Drive

DVD/CD-RW combo drive
DVD Dual Drive

DVD-Super Multi Drive
DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive

Disc Performance 
compatibility

Optical Drive Options:

T

DVD/CD-RW combo drive

T

Read: 8X DVD-ROM, 24X 
CD-ROM

T

Write: 24X CD-R, 10X CD-
RW

T

DVD-Dual Drive

T

Read: 4X DVD+R, 4X 
DVD+RW, 4X DVD-R, 4X 
DVD-RW, 8X DVD-ROM, 
24X CD-ROM

T

Write: 2.4X DVD+R, 2.4X 
DVD-RW, 2X DVD-R, 2X 
DVD-RW, 16X CD-R, 10X 
CD-RW

Slot-loading optical drive options

T

Slot-loading DVD-Super Multi 
Drive

T

Read: 4X DVD-R, 4X 
DVD-RW, 4X DVD+R, 4X 
DVD+RW, 8X DVD-ROM, 
24X CD-ROM, 2X DVD-
RAM

T

Write:2.4X DVD+R, 2.4X 
DVD+RW, 4X DVD-R, 2X 
DVD-RW, 16X CD-R, 8X 
CD-RW, 2X DVD-RAM

T

Slot-loading DVD/CD-RW 
combo drive

T

Read: 8X DVD-ROM, 24X 
CD-ROM

T

Write: 24X CD-R, 10X 
CD-RW

Data Buffer Capacity

2 MBytes

Interface

IDE ( ANSI ATA/ATAPI-5)

Read Function
Applicable Discs

CD-ROM Mode 1
CD-ROM XA
CD-Audio
Mixed Mode CD-ROM (Audio and 
Data Combined)
Photo-CD (Single and Multi-
session)
CD-I, Video CD
CD Plus/ CD Extra, CD-Text
CD-R disc
CD-RW disc 

DVD-ROM single Layer 4.7GB, 
dual Layer 8.5GB

DVD-R: 3.95/4.7GB

DVD-RW: 4.7GB

DVD-RAM: 2.6/4.7GB

Write Function
Applied Format

CD-ROM Mode-1
CD-ROM XA
CD-Audio
Mixed Mode (Audio and Data Combined)
CD-I, Video CD
CD-Plus / CD-Extra , CD-Text

Writing Method

Disc at once (DAO)
Session at once (SAO)
Track at once (TAO)
Variable packet writing
Fixed packet writing 
Multi-session