HP CQ61-118TX, CQ61-126TU, CQ61-131TU, CQ61-125TU, CQ61-124TU, CQ61-113TU Using optical discs, ±Rw/R

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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 information, such as music, photos, and movies. DVDs 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 ROM Drive, it can also read Blu-ray discs.

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

 

 

 

 

 

SuperMulti DVD±RW

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

and CD-RW Combo

 

 

 

 

Drive with DL support

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SuperMulti LightScribe

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DVD±RW and CD-RW

 

 

 

 

Combo Drive with DL

 

 

 

 

support

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blu-ray ROM DVD±R/

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

RW SuperMulti DL

 

 

 

 

Drive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blu-ray ROM with

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

LightScribe DVD±R/

 

 

 

 

RW SuperMulti DL

 

 

 

 

Drive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 CD or DVD.

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Chapter 2 Using an optical drive

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Contents Drives Product notice Table of contents Index Handling drives Using an optical drive Identifying the installed optical drive Select Start ComputerUsing optical discs ±RW/RSelecting the right disc CDs, DVDs, and BDs CD-R discsBlu-ray Discs BD Playing a CD, DVD, or BD Configuring AutoPlay Changing DVD region settings Select Start Computer System propertiesObserving the copyright warning Select Start All Programs CyberLink DVD Suites Power2Go Copying a CD, DVD, or BDCreating or burning a CD or DVD Removing a CD, DVD, or BD Using external drives Improving hard drive performance Using Disk DefragmenterUsing Disk Cleanup Replacing the hard drive in the hard drive bay Page Page Troubleshooting Page Computer does not detect the optical drive Disc does not play Disc does not play automatically Page Page Device driver must be reinstalled Click Security & UpdatesSelect Start All Programs HP HP Update Index DVD
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