Toshiba SATELLITE U500 - Manual (Page 25)

User’s Manual 1-5
Satellite U500/U500D, Satellite Pro U500/U500D
Optical disc drive
Under certain unusual conditions of prolonged non-use and/or exposure to
high temperatures, the SSD may be vulnerable to data retention errors.
DVD Super Multi
(±R DL) drive Your computer is equipped with a full-size DVD
Super Multi (±R DL) drive module that allows you
to record data to rewritable CD/DVDs as well as
run CD/DVDs without using an adaptor. It reads
DVD-ROMs at maximum 8 speed and CD-ROMs
at maximum 24 speed. It writes CD-R at up to
24 speed, CD-RW at up to 24 speed, DVD-R at up
to 8 speed, DVD-RW at up to 6 speed, DVD-RAM
at up to 5 speed, DVD+R at up to 8 speed,
DVD-RW at up to 8 speed, DVD+R DL at up to
6 speed and DVD-R DL at up to 6 speed. This
drive supports the following formats:
■ DVD-ROM
■ DVD-Video
■ DVD-R
■ DVD-RW
■ DVD+R
■ DVD+RW
■ DVD-RAM
■ DVD+R DL
■ DVD-R DL
■ CD-DA
■ CD-Text
■ CD-R
■ CD-RW
■ CD-ROM Mode 1, Mode 2
■ CD-ROMXA Mode 2 (Form 1, Form 2)
■ CD-G (Audio CD only)
■ Photo CD (single/multi-session)
■ Enhanced CD (CD-EXTRA)
■ Addressing Method 2
2.6 GB and 5.2 GB DVD-RAM media cannot be read from or write to.