Disc Quick Reference, Compatible File Formats

IMPORTANT: The DVD Writer/CD Writer drive can’t record to DVD-R, DVD-RW, or DVD-RAM discs. When recording, use DVDs that have a “+” in their names.

Compatible File Formats

Your DVD Writer/CD Writer drive can read and record the following audio formats:

•WAV, MP3, WMA, and CDA for CDs

•WAV, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, WMA, and Layer 2 files for DVDs

Your DVD Writer/CD Writer drive can read and record the following video formats:

•MPEG-1 and MPEG-2

•AVI and WMV

You can use DVD+RW, DVD+R, CD-RW, and CD-R discs in the DVD Writer/CD Writer drive.

•Are compatible with more DVD drives and players than a DVD+RW disc is.

•Can be used to back up your hard disk drive files.

•Can be erased and rewritten.

•Can hold up to 4.7 GB — equivalent of seven CDs.

•Record up to 2 hours of video files, depending on the quality of the recording.

•Can be used to back up hard disk drive files that you can update periodically.

•Can’t be erased or written to again. Some programs, like RecordNow!, allow you to record data in multiple sessions until the disc is full.

•Can hold about 80 minutes of music files, or up to 99 tracks.

•Can hold 700 MB of data, depending on the CD.

•Can be used to create storage discs for your hard disk drive files.

•Can’t be erased or written to again. Some programs, like RecordNow!, allow you to record data in multiple sessions until the disc is full.

•Can’t edit a DVD+R that has been recorded as a DVD movie.

•Hold up to 4.7 GB — the equivalent of seven CDs.

•Record up to 2 hours of video files, depending on the quality of the recording.

Video Recording Length

•Can be erased or rewritten.

•Can hold about 80 minutes of music files, or up to 99 tracks.

•Can hold 700 MB of data, depending on the CD.

•Can be used to create storage discs for your hard disk drive files.

NOTE: Video quality settings and recording lengths may vary.