User's Manual

User’s Manual 2-17
PORTÉGÉ M780
DVDs
■ DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-R (Dual Layer) and DVD+R (Double Layer) discs
can be written only once. The recorded data cannot be erased or
changed.
■ DVD-RW, DVD+RW and DVD-RAM discs can be recorded more than
once.
Formats
The drive supports the following formats.
Ultra Slim Bay DVD Super Multi (Double Layer) Drive Kit II
The drive supports the formats CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, CD-DA,
CD-Text, Photo CD™ (single/multi-session), CD-ROM Mode 1, Mode 2,
CD-ROM XA Mode 2 (Form1, Form2), Enhanced CD (CD-EXTRA),
Addressing Method 2, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW,
DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW and DVD-RAM.
Ultra Slim Bay DVD Super Multi (Double Layer) Drive Kit II
The full-size Ultra Slim Bay DVD Super Multi (Double Layer) Drive Kit II
module lets you record data to rewritable CD/DVDs as well as run either
12 cm (4.72") or 8cm (3.15") CD/DVDs without using an adaptor.
Some types and formats of DVD-R DL and DVD+R DL discs may be
unreadable.
The read speed is slower at the center of a disc and faster at the outer
edge.
DVD read 8 speed (maximum)
DVD-R write 8 speed (maximum)
DVD-R (Dual Layer) write 4 speed (maximum)
DVD-RW write 6 speed (maximum)
DVD+R write 8 speed (maximum)
DVD+R (Double Layer) write 4 speed (maximum)
DVD+RW write 8 speed (maximum)
DVD-RAM write 5 speed (maximum)
CD read 24 speed (maximum)
CD-R write 24 speed (maximum)
CD-RW write 4 speed (maximum)
CD-RW (High-Speed) write 10 speed (maximum)
CD-RW (Ultra-Speed) write 16 speed (maximum)