Compaq 2230s Multimedia - Windows Vista - Page 22

Using optical discs An optical drive, such as a DVD-ROM drive, supports optical discs (CDs and DVDs). These discs store information, such as music, photos, and movies. DVDs have a higher storage capacity than CDs. Your optical drive can read standard CD and DVD discs. If your optical drive is a Blu-ray Disc ROM Drive, it can also read Blu-ray discs. NOTE: Some of the optical drives listed may not be supported by your computer. The listed drives are not necessarily all of the supported optical drives. Some optical drives can also write to optical discs as described in the following table. Optical drive type Write to CD-RW Write to DVD ±RW/R DVD±RW/R and Yes Yes CD-RW Combo Drive DVD±RW/R and Yes Yes CD-RW Combo Drive with DL support LightScribe DVD Yes Yes ±RW/R and CD- RW Combo Drive with DL support Blu-ray Disc ROM Yes Yes Drive with SuperMulti DVD ±R/RW DL support Write to DVD+R DL Write label to LightScribe CD or DVD±RW/R No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No CAUTION: To prevent possible audio and video degradation, loss of information, or loss of audio or video playback functionality, do not initiate Sleep or Hibernation while reading or writing to a CD or DVD. 18 Chapter 5 Optical drive