Toshiba PSLV6U-00J001 User Manual - Page 45

L500/L505/L500D/L505D Optical disc drive The computer is configured with a DVD Super Multi drive. A Serial ATA interface controller is used for 12cm (4.72") and 8cm (3.15") CD/DVD operation. When the computer is accessing a CD/DVD, an indicator on the drive glows. For further information on loading and unloading discs, please refer to the Writing CD/DVD on DVD Super Multi drives section in Chapter 4, Operating Basics. Region codes for DVD drives and media DVD Super Multi drives and their associated media are manufactured according to the specifications of six marketing regions. When you purchase DVD-Video, make sure it matches your drive, otherwise it will not play properly. Code Region 1 Canada, United States 2 Japan, Europe, South Africa, Middle East 3 South East Asia, East Asia 4 Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Central America, South America, Caribbean 5 Russia, Indian Subcontinent, Africa, North Korea, Mongolia 6 China Writable discs This section describes the types of writable CD/DVD discs. Check the specifications of your drive to see the types of discs it can write. Use TOSHIBA Disc Creator to write compact discs. Please refer to Chapter 4, Operating Basics for further information. CDs ■ CD-R discs can be written only once. The recorded data cannot be erased or changed. ■ CD-RW discs including multi speed CD-RW discs, high-speed CD-RW discs and ultra-speed CD-RW discs can be recorded more than once. User's Manual 2-11