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Using the DVD drive, Identifying drive types

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Using the DVD drive Using the DVD drive You can use your notebook to enjoy a wide variety of multimedia features. Important Some music CDs have copy protection software. You may not be able to play these CDs on your notebook. Identifying drive types Your Gateway notebook may contain one of the following drive types. Look on the front of the drive for one or more of the following logos: If your drive has this logo... This is your drive type... Use your drive for... CD drive Installing programs, playing audio CDs, and accessing data. You cannot use this drive to create CDs or DVDs or play DVDs. Combination DVD/CD-RW drive Installing programs, playing audio CDs, playing DVDs, accessing data, and recording music and data to recordable CDs. You cannot use this drive to create DVDs. ROM/R/RW Multi-format DVD±RW/CD-RW drive Installing programs, playing audio CDs, playing DVDs, accessing data, recording music and data to CD-R or CD-RW discs, and recording video and data to DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, or DVD+RW discs. www.gateway.com 49

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Using the DVD drive
Using the DVD drive
You can use your notebook to enjoy a wide variety of multimedia features.
Identifying drive types
Your Gateway notebook may contain one of the following drive types.
Look on the front of the drive for one or more of the following logos:
Important
Some music CDs have copy protection software. You may
not be able to play these CDs on your notebook.
If your drive has this logo...
This is your drive type...
Use your drive for...
CD drive
Installing programs,
playing audio CDs, and
accessing data. You
cannot use this drive to
create CDs or DVDs or
play DVDs.
Combination
DVD/CD-RW drive
Installing programs,
playing audio CDs,
playing DVDs, accessing
data, and recording music
and data to recordable
CDs. You cannot use this
drive to create DVDs.
Multi-format
DVD
±
RW/CD-RW drive
Installing programs,
playing audio CDs,
playing DVDs, accessing
data, recording music and
data to CD-R or CD-RW
discs, and recording video
and data to DVD-R,
DVD+R, DVD-RW, or
DVD+RW discs.
ROM/R/RW