Specifications

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102948, 5503598, 5503651, 5503892, TMEGSA-4163BSILVER, WMEGSA-4163B, WMEGSA-4163BBLACK, WMEGSA-4163BSilver

Feature Description

Manufacturer Hitachi - LG
Model GSA-4163B
Interface Enhanced IDE (ATAPI)
Buffer 2 MB
DVD:

 DVD-ROM: 4.7 GB (Single Layer), 8.5 GB

(Dual Layer)
 DVD-R DL: 8.5GB
 DVD-R: 4.7 GB (Ver. 2.0 for Authoring: read
only), 4.7 GB (Ver. 2.0 for General: read and
write)
 DVD-RW: 4.7 GB (Ver. 1.2)
 DVD-RAM: 2.6 GB/side (Ver. 1.0), 1.46
GB/side, 4.7 GB/side (Ver. 2.2)
 DVD+R: 4.7 GB
 DVD+R DL: 8.5 GB
 DVD+RW: 4.7 GB
Applicable disc
formats CD

 CD-ROM Mode-1 data disc

 CD-ROM Mode-2 data disc
 CD-ROM XA, CD-I, Photo-CD Multi-Session,
Video CD
 CD-Audio Disc
 Mixed mode CD-ROM disc (data and audio)
 CD-Extra
 CD-Text
 CD-R (Conforming to Orange Book Part 2: read
and write)
 CD-RW (Conforming to Orange Book Part 3:
read and write)

Writing method  DVD-R/RW: Disc at Once, Incremental

Recording, Restricted Overwrite (DVD-RW
only)
 DVD-R DL: Disc at Once, Incremental
Recording
  DVD-RAM/+RW: Random Write
 DVD+R: Sequential Recording
 DVD+R DL: Sequential Recording
 CD-R/RW: Disc at Once (DAO), Session at Once
(SAO), Track at Once (TAO), Packet Write

 120 mm
Disc diameter  80 mm (Horizontal only)

 DVD-ROM/R/RW/RAM /+R/+RW: 2,048

bytes/block
 CD (Yellow Book):
Data capacity
2,048 bytes/block (Mode1 and Mode2 Form1)
(User data /
2,336 bytes/block (Mode2)
Block)
2,328 bytes/block (Mode2 Form2)
2,352 bytes/block (CD-DA)

 DVD-ROM: Single layer: 6.7X to 16X (CAV),

approximatly 9,420 RPM
Dual layer: 5.0X to 12X (CAV), approximately
7,770 RPM
 DVD-R DL: 8.5GB 3.3X to 8X (CAV),
approximately 5,180 RPM
 DVD-Video (CSS): 3.3X to 8X (CAV)
 DVD-R: 4.7 GB 4.2X to 10X (CAV),
approximately 5,890 RPM
 DVD-RW: 4.7 GB 3.3X to 8X (CAV),
approximately 4,720 RPM
 DVD-RAM: Ver. 1.0/ 2.2, 2x/ 2x, 3X (ZCLV),
3x-5X (PCAV)
Read rotational  DVD+R: 4.7GB 4.2X to 10X (CAV),
speed approximately 5,890 RPM
 DVD+R DL: 8.5 GB 3.3X to 8X (CAV),
approximately 5,180 RPM
 DVD+RW: 4.7 GB 3.3X to 8X (CAV),
approximately 4,720 RPM
 CD-R/ROM CD-I / Video (1.2m/s): 20X to 48X
(CAV), approximately 9,540 RPM
 CD-RW (1.2m/s): 16.7X to 40X (CAV),
approximately 8,100 RPM
 CD-DA (DAE) 1.2m/s: 16.7X to 40X (CAV),
approximately 8,100 RPM
 CD-DA (Audio out) (1.2m/s): 4.0X to 10X
(CAV), approximately 2,030 RPM

Write rotational  DVD-R: 2X, 4X (CLV), 8X (ZCLV), 16X

 (PCAV)
 DVD-R DL: 2x, 4X (CLV)
 DVD-RW: 1X, 2X, 4x, 6X (CLV)
 DVD-RAM Ver. 2.2: 2X, 3X (ZCLV), 3X-5X
(PCAV)
 DVD+R: 2.4x, 4X (CLV), 8x, 12X (ZCLV), 16X
(PCAV)
speed  DVD+R DL: 2.4X, 4X, 6X (CLV)
 DVD+RW: 2.4X, 4X (CLV), 8X (ZCLV)
 CD-R: 4X, 8X, 16X (CLV), 24X, 32X, 40X, 48X
(ZCLV)
 CD-RW: 4X, 10X ,16X (CLV),24x, 32X
(ZCLV), (High Speed: 10x, Ultra Speed:16X,
24X, 32X)

 DVD-R/RW/ROM, +R/RW: 1x: Approx. 1,390

(Inside) - 580 RPM (Outside)
 DVD-RAM: Ver. 1.0: 1X: Approximately 2,390
(Inside) - 1,010 RPM (Outside)
Rotational speed
Ver. 2.2: 2x: Approximately 3,250 (Inside) -
(CLV, ZCLV)
1,380 RPM (Outside)
 CD-R/RW/ROM: 1X: Approximately 500
(Inside) - 210 RPM (Outside)

 DVD-ROM: Single layer: 9.28 - 22.16 Mbytes/s

16X maximum
Dual layer: 6.86 - 16.62 Mbytes/s 12X maximum
 DVD-R: 5.73 - 13.85 Mbytes/s 10X maximum
 DVD-R DL: 4.58 - 11.08 Mbytes/s 8X maximum
 DVD-RW: 4.58 - 11.08 Mbytes/s 8X maximum
 DVD-RAM: Ver. 1.0: 2.77 Mbytes/s 2x ZCLV
Ver. 2.2: 2.77, 4.155, 4155-6.93 Mbytes/s 2X, 3X
Sustained transfer ZCLV, 3-5X PCAV
rate Read  DVD+R: 5.73 - 13.85 Mbytes/s 10X maximum
 DVD+R DL: 4.58 - 11.08 Mbytes/s 8X
maximum
 DVD+RW: 4.58 - 11.08 Mbytes/s 8X maximum
 CD-R/ROM: 3,000 - 7,200 kB/s 48X maximum
 CD-RW: 2,500 - 6,000 kB/s 40X maximum
 CD-DA (DAE): 2,500 - 6,000 kB/s 40X
maximum

Sustained transfer  DVD-R: 2.77, 5.54, 8.31-11.08 Mbytes/s, 2X, 4X

rate Write CLV, 8X ZCLV, 9.14 - 22.16 Mbytes/s, 16X
PCAV
 DVD-R DL: 2.77, 5.54 Mbytes/s, 2X, 4X CLV
  DVD-RW: 1.385, 2.77, 5.54, 8.31 Mbytes/s, 1X,
2X, 4X, 6X CLV
 DVD-RAM (Ver. 2.2): 2.77, 4.15, 4.15-6.925
Mbytes/s, 2X, 3X ZCLV, 3-5X PCAV, (w/o
Verify)
 DVD+R: 3.32, 5.54, 8.31-11.08 Mbytes/s, 2.4X,
4X CLV, 8X ZCLV, 8.31 to 16.62, 9.14 to 22.16
Mbytes/s, 12X ZCLV, 16X PCAV
 DVD+R DL: 3.32, 5.54, 8.31 Mbytes/s 2.4X, 4X,
6X CLV
 DVD+RW: 3.32, 5.54, 8.31-11.08 Mbytes/s
2.4X, 4X CLV, 8X ZCLV
 CD-R: 600, 1,200, 2,400, 2,400 to 3,600, 2,400
to 4,800, 2,400 to 6,000, 2,400 to 7,200 kB/s
(Mode-1), 4X, 8X, 16X CLV 24X, 32X, 40X,
48X ZCLV
 CD-RW: 600, 1500, 2,400, 2,400 to 3,600, 2,400
to 4,800, kB/s (Mode-1), 4X, 10X, 16X CLV
24X, 32X ZCLV

 Ultra DMA Mode 4: 66.6 Mbytes/s maximum

 Multiword DMA Mode 2: 16.6 Mbytes/s
Burst transfer rate maximum
 PIO Mode 4: 16.6 Mbytes/s maximum

 DVD-ROM: 145 ms typical

Access time (1/3  DVD-RAM (Ver.2.2): 175 ms typical
stroke)  CD-ROM: 125 ms typical

Data error rate <1012

 DVD-ROM: 12 s typical
 DVD-R: 22 s typical (Disc At Once, Ver. 2.0 for
General)
Spin up, Load  DVD-RW: 22 s typical (Disc At Once, Ver. 1.2)
time  DVD-RAM: 24 s typical
 DVD+R/RW: 22 s typical
 CD-ROM: 10 s typical

 + 5 V +/- 5% tolerance, less than 100 mVp-p

Ripple voltage
Source voltage  +12 V +/- 10% tolerance, less than 100 mVp-p
Ripple voltage

Current  Idle (Hold track state):

+ 5 V DC = 0.9 A typical (<1.0 A maximum)
 +12 V DC = 0.5 A typical (<1.0 A maximum)
 Write (Active):
+ 5 V DC = 1.3 A typical (<1.5 A maximum)
+12 V DC = 0.9 A typical (<1.5 A maximum)
 Read (Active):
+ 5 V DC = 1.0 A typical (<1.5 A maximum)
+12 V DC = 0.9 A typical (<1.5 A maximum)
 Seek (Access):
+5 V DC = 1.0 A typical (<1.5 A maximum)
+12 V DC = 1.2 A typical (<2.0 A maximum)

Standby Sleep mode (No disc) = 1.1 W typical (1.3 W maximum)

 Operating: 5 to 45° C
Temperature  Storage: -30 to 60° C

 Operating: 15 to 85%
Humidity  Storage: 10 to 90%

 Operating: 0 to 3,000 m
Altitude  Storage: 0 to 12,000 m

Dimensions (W ×
146 × 41.3 × 165 mm
H × D)