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DVD-ROM Drive

The PowerBook computer comes with a 6x-speed DVD-ROM drive in the expansion bay. The drive is fully compatible with existing CD-ROM media; it supports CD-ROM at 24X speed maximum and DVD at 6X constant linear velocity (CLV). The DVD-ROM drive supports the following disc formats:

• DVD-ROM (one- or two-layer, one- or two-sided)
• DVD-RAM (read only)
• CD-ROM (Modes 1 and 2) and CD-ROM XA (Mode 2, Forms 1 and 2)
• CD-Audio, Photo CD, CD-RW (read only), CD-R (read only), and CD-Extra
• CD-I (Mode 2, Forms 1 and 2), CD-I Ready, and CD-I Bridge
• Video CD

Digital audio signals from the DVD-ROM can be played through the sound outputs under the control of the Sound Manager.

The DVD-ROM drive is an ATAPI drive and is connected as device 0 (master) in an ATA Device 0/1 configuration.