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Using the DVD drive, Identifying drive types

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CHAPTER 4: Using Drives and Accessories 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: If your drive has this This is your drive Use your drive for... logo... type... DVD drive Installing programs, playing audio CDs, playing DVDs, and accessing data. You cannot use this drive to create CDs or 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 double layer ROM/R/RW DVD±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, DVD+RW, or double layer DVD+R or DVD-R discs. Note: To use the double layer capability of the double layer recordable DVD drive, the blank DVDs you purchase must state Double Layer, Dual Layer, or DL. Using other types of blank media will result in less capacity. 42

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CHAPTER 4: Using Drives and Accessories
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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:
If your drive has this
logo...
This is your drive
type...
Use your drive for...
DVD drive
Installing programs,
playing audio CDs, playing
DVDs, and accessing data.
You cannot use this drive
to create CDs or 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
double layer
DVD±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, DVD+RW, or
double layer DVD+R or
DVD-R discs.
Note: To use the double
layer capability of the
double layer recordable
DVD drive, the blank DVDs
you purchase must state
Double Layer, Dual Layer,
or DL. Using other types of
blank media will result in
less capacity.
ROM/R/RW