Toshiba A1 Manual Do Utilizador

The Combo 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 at maximum 8-speed, and 
reads CD at maximum 24-speed (3,600 KB per second). 

The Combo drive is shown in Figure 1-7. The specifications of the Combo drive are 
described in Table 1-7. 

 

 

 

Burst data transfer rate 
 (MB/s) 

16.7 (PIO Mode 4) 

16.7 (Multi-word DMA Mode 2) 

33.3 (Ultra DMA Mode 2) 

Average random access time (ms) 

CD-ROM: 105, DVD-ROM: 120, DVD-RAM: 130 (Typ.) 

Average random seek time (ms) 

CD-ROM: 105, DVD-ROM: 120, DVD-RAM: 130 (Typ.) 

Average full stroke access time 
(ms) 

CD-ROM: 105, DVD-ROM: 120, DVD-RAM: 130 (Typ.) 

Data buffer capacity 

2,048KB 

CD  

CD-DA, CD+(E)G, CD-MIDI, CD-TEXT, CD-ROM, CD-
ROM XA, CD-I, CD-I Bridge (Photo-CD, Video-CD), 
Multisession CD (Photo-CD, CD-EXTRA, CD-R, CD-RW, 
Portfolio), CD-R, CD-RW 

Supported 
formats  
(for play) 

DVD 

DVD-ROM (DVD-5, DVD-9, DVD-10, DVD-18), DVD-R 
(Ver.1.0, Ver.2.1)