Toshiba A50 - Manual (Page 34)

User’s Manual 1-5
Introduction
Disks
Hard disk drive Available in four sizes.
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30.0 billion bytes (27.94 GB)
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40.0 billion bytes (37.26 GB)
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60.0 billion bytes (55.88 GB)
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80.0 billion bytes (74.52 GB)
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Other hard disks may be introduced in the
future.
USB floppy disk
drive (Optional) Accommodates either 3 1/2" 1.44-megabyte or
720-kilobyte floppy disks. It connects to a USB
port.
Computers in this series can be configured with a fixed optical media drive.
The available optical media drives are described below.
DVD-ROM drive Some models are equipped with a full-size, DVD-
ROM drive module that lets you run either 12 cm
(4.72") or 8 cm (3.15") CDs or 12cm(4.72") DVDs
without using an adaptor. It runs DVD-ROMs at
maximum 8 speed and CD-ROMs at maximum
24 speed. The drive supports the following
formats:
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DVD-ROM
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DVD-Video
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CD-DA
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CD-Text
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Photo CD™ (single/multi-session)
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CD-ROM Mode 1, Mode 2
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CD-ROM XA Mode 2 (Form1, Form2)
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Enhanced CD (CD-EXTRA)
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CD-G (Audio CD only)
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Addressing Method 2
DVD-ROM & CD-R/
RW drive Some models are equipped with a full-size, DVD-
ROM and CD-R/RW drive module that lets you
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 and CD-RW at up to 24 speed. This drive
supports the following formats in addition to
DVD-ROM drive.
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CD-R
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CD-RW