Toshiba 960-498 User Manual

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1.4  Optical Drive 
1  Hardware Overview 
1.4 Optical 
Drive 
This model equipped with the DVD super multi drive as the optical drive. Some drives 
support double layer specification. 
The DVD Super Multi drive accommodates either 12 cm (4.72-inch) or 8 cm (3.15-inch) CD, 
CD-R/RW and DVD. It is a high-performance drive that reads DVD-ROM at maximum 8-
speed and CD at maximum 24-speed (3,600 KB per second). Writing speed depends on the 
drive. 
The DVD Super Multi drive supporting DVD+R Double layer accommodates either 12 cm 
(4.72-inch) or 8 cm (3.15-inch) CD, CD-R/RW and DVD. It is a high-performance drive that 
reads DVD-ROM at maximum 8-speed and CD at maximum 24-speed (3,600 KB per 
second). Also, it writes CD-R at up to 24-speed, CD-RW at up to 10-speed, DVD-R and 
DVD+R at maximum 8-speed, DVD-RW and DVD+RW at maximum 4-speed, DVD-RAM 
at maximum 3-speed and DVD+R (double layer) at maximum 2.4-speed. 
The DVD Super Multi drive is shown in Figure 1-4. The dimensions and specifications of the 
DVD Super Multi drive are described in Table 1-3, Table 1-4. 
 
Figure 1-4  DVD Super Multi drive 
Table 1-3  DVD Super Multi drive outline dimensions 
Parameter Standard 
value 
Maker 
MATSUSHITA 
(G8CC0001S610) 
MATSUSHITA 
(G8CC00021610) 
MATSUSHITA 
(G8CC00021611) 
TEAC 
(G8CC00024611) 
Width (mm) 
128 
Height (mm) 
12.7 (excluding projections) 
Depth (mm) 
129.0 
Outline 
dimensions 
Mass (g) 
210 (+/-10) 
 
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