HP 8530w Drives - Windows XP - Page 8

Using optical discs (CDs, DVDs, and BDs) An optical drive, such as a DVD-ROM drive, supports optical discs (CDs, DVDs, and BDs). These discs store information, such as music, photos, and movies. DVDs and BDs have a higher storage capacity than CDs. Your optical drive can read standard CD and DVD discs. If your optical drive is a Blu-ray Disc (BD) drive, it can also read BDs. 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. Some optical drives can also write to optical discs as described in the following table. Optical drive type Write to CD-RW Write to DVD* DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive Yes No DVD±RW SuperMulti DL Drive Yes Yes DVD±RW SuperMulti DL Yes Yes LightScribe Drive BD ROM DVD±RW SuperMulti Yes Yes DL Drive BD R/RE DVD±RW SuperMulti Yes Yes DL Drive *Includes DVD+R DL, DVD±RW/R, and DVD-RAM. Write label to LightScribe CD or DVD Write to BD R/RE No No No No Yes No No No No Yes 4 Chapter 3 Using an optical drive (select models only)