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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 or transport information and play music and movies. DVDs have a higher storage capacity than CDs. All optical drives can read from optical discs and some drives can also write to optical discs, as described in the following table. 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. Optical drive type Read CD and DVD-ROM media Write to CD-R/ RW media Write to DVD (includes DVD +R DL, DVD ±RW/R, and DVD-RAM media) Write label to LightScribe CD or DVD Read Blu-ray Write to Bluray R/RE DVD-ROM Yes No No No No No Drive DVD/CD-RW Yes Yes No No No No Combo Drive DVD±RW Yes Yes Yes Yes No No SuperMulti DL* Lightscribe† Drive Blu-ray R/RE Yes Yes Yes No DVD±RW SuperMulti DL* Drive Yes Yes *Double-layer discs can store more data than single-layer discs. However, double-layer discs burned with this drive may not be compatible with many single-layer DVD drives and players. †LightScribe discs must be purchased separately. LightScribe creates a grayscale image similar to black-and-white photography. Using optical discs 17