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Using optical discs

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Using optical discs 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 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 DVD±RW and CD-RW Yes SuperMulti DL Combo Drive DVD±RW and CD-RW Yes SuperMulti DL Combo Drive with LightScribe Write to DVD±RW/R Write to DVD+RW DL Yes Yes Write label to LightScribe CD or DVD±RW/R No Yes Yes Yes CAUTION: To prevent possible audio and video degradation, loss of information, or loss of audio or video playback functionality, do not initiate Sleep or Hibernation while reading or writing to a disc. Using optical discs 11

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Using optical discs
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 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±RW/R
Write to DVD+RW
DL
Write label to
LightScribe CD or
DVD±RW/R
DVD±RW and CD-RW
SuperMulti DL Combo Drive
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
DVD±RW and CD-RW
SuperMulti DL Combo Drive
with LightScribe
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
CAUTION:
To prevent possible audio and video degradation, loss of information, or loss of audio or
video playback functionality, do not initiate Sleep or Hibernation while reading or writing to a disc.
Using optical discs
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