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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 (BDs). 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 DVD±RW and CD-RW Yes SuperMulti DoubleLayer Combo Drive DVD±RW and CD-RW Yes SuperMulti DoubleLayer Combo Drive with LightScribe Blu-ray Disc ROM with Yes SuperMulti DVD±R/ RW Double Layer Blu-ray Disc ROM with Yes SuperMulti DVD±R/ RW Double Layer with LightScribe Write to DVD±RW/R Write to DVD±RW DL Write label to LightScribe CD or DVD ±RW/R Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes 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 a CD, DVD, or BD, or writing to a CD or DVD. 4 Chapter 2 Using an optical drive (select models only)

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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 (BDs).
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
Write to DVD±RW DL
Write label to
LightScribe CD or DVD
±RW/R
DVD±RW and CD-RW
SuperMulti Double-
Layer Combo Drive
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
DVD±RW and CD-RW
SuperMulti Double-
Layer Combo Drive
with LightScribe
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Blu-ray Disc ROM with
SuperMulti DVD±R/
RW Double Layer
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Blu-ray Disc ROM with
SuperMulti DVD±R/
RW Double Layer with
LightScribe
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
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 a CD, DVD, or BD, or
writing to a CD or DVD.
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Chapter 2
Using an optical drive (select models only)