Panasonic® 8x/8x/32x CD-RW/DVD Combo Drive Specifications

    This CD-RW/DVD drive can be used as a:

8x speed CD-Recorder
8x speed CD-ReWritable
8x speed DVD reader
32x speed CD reader

    Specifications are subject to change without notice or obligation.

Data capacity

4.7 GB (DVD)
650 MB (CD)

Data transfer rate

4450/10800 inner/outer Kb/sec (DVD)
2070/4800 inner/outer Kb/sec (CD)

Burst transfer rate

16.7 MB/sec (PIO Mode 4)
16.7 MB/sec (Multiword DMA II mode)
33.3 MB/sec (Ultra DMA)

Read speed

CD/CD-R: 13.8x-32x Constant Angular Velocity (CAV)

CD-RW: 8x-20x CAV

DVD: 4.9x-8x CAV

Audio extraction: 8x

Audio play: 4x-10x CAV

Write speed

CD-R media: 2x, 4x, 8x Constant Linear Velocity (CLV)

CD-RW media: 2x, 4x, 8x CLV

Random access time

<125 ms (DVD)
<95 ms (CD)

Rotational speed

4600 rpm (DVD)
6900 rpm (CD)

Interface

E-IDE/ATAPI 2.6, SFF-8090

Command set

MMC

Memory buffer

2 MB

Hard error rate

< 10-12

Audio

AC-3 5.1 channel surround sound (DVD)

Traditional audio playback (CD)

Analog line output: 0.6 V (RMS)

Sampling frequency

44.1 kHz

Quantifying bit number

16-bit linear

Channels

2

Frequency response

20 Hz to 20 kHz

Dynamic range

70 db

S/N ratio

80 db

THD

0.1% at 1 kHz

Power

1 A at 5 V
1.95 A at 12 V

Power supply

+5 V+/-5%; ripple: 100 mVpp

+12 V+/10%; ripple: 100 mVpp

Power consumption

Sleep mode (max): 0.75 W

Maximum peak: 23.4 W

Shock

Horizontal: 5 G/11 ms

Vertical: 5 G/11 ms (without retries)

Non-operational: 50 G/11 ms

Vibration

Operational: 5 Hz to 500 Hz; 0.3 G

ESD sensitive

Continued operation, no operator intervention: 8 kV

Real-time optimal
power control (ROPC)

Yes

Optimal power control (OPC)

Yes

PC-99 compatible

Yes

MTBF

125,000 POH, 20% duty cycle

Environment

Temperature: 5° C to 40° C
(41° F to 104° F)

Humidity: 5% to 90%

Drive dimensions

5.75 × 7.68 × 1.63 inches (W×D×H)
146 × 195 × 41.5 mm (W×D×H)

Weight

2.0 lbs (915 g)

Certification - Safety

EN60950, UL 1950, CAN/CSA, 22.2 No. 950

Certification programs

Meets Microsoft®/Intel® PC 98 certification criteria

Certified as an OSTA MultiRead device

Certified as a UDF device

Laser

FDA CFR21 EN60825

EMI

FDD 15J - B

CE

EN55022: 1994, Amd. 1:1995, FCC Class B

    Many products for Gateway and its subsidiaries are custom engineered by our suppliers to Gateway specifications and may vary from similarly marketed products.