Doing Common Tasks, Understanding Your Drives

Doing Common Tasks

Understanding Your Drives

The PC has a diskette (floppy) drive, and one or more compact disc (CD) drives. For the optional 6-In-1 memory card reader, refer to “Using the 6-In-1 Memory Card Reader” on page 52.

There are different types of compact disc drives included with the PC:

CD-ROM drive, which can read audio and data CD discs.

CD-RW drive, which can read and record audio and data CD discs.

DVD-ROM drive, which can read DVD discs.

DVD+RW/+R drive, which can read and write CD and DVD discs.

Combination drive, which combines the functions of two drives into one: either a DVD+RW/+R drive and a CD-RW drive, or a DVD-ROM drive and a CD-RW drive.

Note: There are two types of DVD discs: DVD+R/RW and DVD-R/RW. DVD-R and DVD-RW discs do not work in the DVD+RW/+R drive.

On some PCs the CD-RW drive is labeled cd-writer, the DVD+RW/+R drive is labeled dvd writer, and the combo drive is labeled dvd/cd writer combo.

Common Tasks

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354n (US/CAN), 764c (US/CAN), 514n (US/CAN), 504n (US), 734n (US/CAN) specifications

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