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Using optical discs (CDs, DVDs, and BDs

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Using optical discs (CDs, DVDs, and BDs) An optical drive, such as a DVD-ROM drive, supports optical discs (CDs, DVDs, and BDs). These discs store information, such as music, photos, and movies. DVDs and BDs 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 (BD) drive, it can also read 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 BD R/RE Yes Yes SuperMulti Drive BD ROM DVD±R/ Yes Yes RW SuperMulti DL Drive BD ROM with Yes Yes LightScribe DVD ±R/RW SuperMulti DL Drive Write to DVD+R DL Write label to LightScribe CD or DVD±RW/R Write to BD R/RE Yes No Yes Yes No No 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. 4 Chapter 3 Using an optical drive

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Using optical discs (CDs, DVDs, and BDs)
An optical drive, such as a DVD-ROM drive, supports optical discs (CDs, DVDs, and BDs). These discs
store information, such as music, photos, and movies. DVDs and BDs 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 (BD) drive,
it can also read 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+R
DL
Write label to
LightScribe CD or
DVD±RW/R
Write to BD R/RE
BD R/RE
SuperMulti Drive
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
BD ROM DVD±R/
RW SuperMulti
DL Drive
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
BD ROM with
LightScribe DVD
±R/RW
SuperMulti DL
Drive
Yes
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.
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Chapter 3
Using an optical drive