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Using optical discs (CDs and DVDs) 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 and Yes Yes Yes Yes No No CD-RW SuperMulti DL* Combo Drive with Lightscribe† Blu-ray Disc Yes Yes Yes No ROM with SuperMulti DVD±R/RW DL* support 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 drivers and players. †LightScribe discs must be purchased separately. LightScribe creates a grayscale image similar to black-and-white photography. 4 Chapter 3 Using an optical drive

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Using optical discs (CDs and DVDs)
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 Blu-
ray R/RE
DVD-ROM
Drive
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
DVD/CD-RW
Combo Drive
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
DVD±RW and
CD-RW
SuperMulti DL*
Combo Drive
with
Lightscribe†
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Blu-ray Disc
ROM with
SuperMulti
DVD±R/RW
DL* support
Drive
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
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 drivers and players.
†LightScribe discs must be purchased separately. LightScribe creates a grayscale image similar to black-and-white
photography.
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Using an optical drive