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Specifications: SONY DW-D56A 8X Slim DVD+/-RW Drive User's Guide

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Specifications: SONY DW-D56A 8X Slim DVD+/-RW Drive User's Guide

General | Performance | Drive Speed in MB/s| Reliability | Audio | Environmental | Power | Physical | Lasers

NOTE: These specifications are provided by the manufacturer for information purposes only and do not constitute an extension of Dell's warranty to you. Dell's warranty is contained in the documentation that came with your system.

General

Manufacturer SONY
Model number DVD+/-RW DW-D56A
Interface ATAPI
Types of disc formats supported
CD
CD-ROM (Mode 1)
CD-ROM XA (Mode 2, Form 1 and Form 2)
CD-I (Mode 2, Form 1 and Form 2) and CD-I Ready and CD-I Bridge
Photo CD (Single and Multi session)
Video CD
CD-TEXT
CD-R
CD-RW

DVD
DVD-5, 9, 10, 18
DVD-R/-RW
DVD+R/+RW
DVD+R9 (Double layer)

Performance

Rotational speed
CD-ROM
10 ~ 24X

4925 min,-1(rpm), Max
DVD-ROM
3 ~ 8X CAV (Single)
2.4 ~ 6X CAV (Dual Layer)

4804min.-1(rpm), Fix
3916min.-1(rpm), Fix
Data transfer rate:
CD
CD-ROM  [10~24X CAV]

1.67 ~ 4.01 MB/s
DVD
DVD-ROM  3.2X ~ 8X CAV
DVD-ROM  1.6X ~ 4X CAV

4.33 ~ 10.82 MB/s
2.16 ~ 5.41 MB/s
ATAPI interface Max Data Transfer Mode
ATA PIO Mode 4
ATA Multi Word DMA Mode 2
ATA Ultra DMA mode 2
16.7 MB/s
16.7 MB/s
33.3 MB/s
Access time
CD
Random (block to block)
DVD
Random (block to block)

110 ms ( 24X CAV )


130 ms ( 8X CAV )
Buffer size 2 MB

Drive Speed in MB/s

DVD-ROM Read:8X  10.8MB/sec Max.
CD-ROM Read: 24X 3.5MB/sec Max.
DVD+R (-R) Read: 8X 10.8MB/sec Max.
DVD+R Write: 8X 10.8MB/sec Max.
DVD+RW Write: 4X 5.4MB/sec Max.
Drive CD-R Write : 24X 3.5MB/sec Max.
Drive CD-RW Write: 24X  3.5MB/sec Max.

Reliability

MTBF 70,000 POH (Duty 25%)
User error rates: 
CD
Mode 1
Mode 2

10-12 block/bits
10-9 block/bits
DVD-ROM
10-15 block/bits

Audio

Sampling frequency  44.1 kHz
Number of channels  2 channels
Frequency response  20 to 20K Hz, 1kHz=0dB
Signal/noise ratio  Line out : 80dB (1kHz) with LPF: 20kHz
Total harmonic distortion  0.1% (1kHz) with LPF: 20kHz
Line output  0.725 Vrms +- 10% (1kHz)

Environmental

Ambient temperature:
Operating
41~ 122 degrees Fahrenheit (5~ 50 degrees Centigrade)
Storage
-40~ 149 degrees Fahrenheit (-40~ 65 degrees Centigrade)
Relative humidity:
Operating
10 ~ 90 % (No Condensation)
Storage
5 ~ 95 % (No Condensation)
Acoustic noise
Drive on (seeking)
47.5 dB Max

Power

+5VDC with +- 5% tolerance

Physical (With Bezel)

Height 12.7 +- 0.2 mm
Width 128 +- 0.2 mm
Depth 127 +- 0.2 mm
Weight 180 +- 10 g

Lasers

CD
Focusing
Tracking
Wave Length
Optical Output
Astigmatism Method
Differential Push-Pull
785+- 5 nm
45 mW (MAX)
DVD
Focusing
Tracking
Wave Length
Optical Output
Astigmatism Method
Differential Phase Detection
650 +- 15 nm
30 mW (MAX)

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