Compaq 277958-001 manual Multimedia Support, Media Comparison

Using Your Computer Drives

It is important to read all directions before attempting to record onto a DVD-R or DVD-RW disc. You should make sure that all open applications are closed and remain closed while you are burning the DVD-R or DVD-RW disc.

✎Your 4.7 Gigabyte (GB) (where 1GB = 1000 cubed or 1 billion bytes as is used on the disc packaging) DVD-R or DVD-RW disc is capable of storing data up to 4.38 GB (where 1GB = 1024 cubed or 1,073,741,824 bytes as is used by Windows).

Multimedia Support

You can use several different types of media with your CD or DVD drives. Media simply refers to the type of disc you insert into the CD or DVD drive.

What you can do with your drive is determined by the type of drive you have and the media you use in the drive. For example, you can listen to music, but not record it, if you use a CD-ROM disc in the CD drive. On the other hand, you can record and playback a DVD movie, if you use a DVD-R or DVD-RW disc in the DVD-R/RW drive.

✎A DVD-R disc is more compatible than a DVD-RW disc with DVD set-top players. Consult with your DVD set-top manufacturer to determine DVD-R/RW discs compatibility.

Table 2-2: Media Comparison

		Ability to	Ability to	Ability to Playback
Media	File Type	Record	Playback	on other PCs	DVD Set-top
CD-ROM	Data	No	Yes	Requires CD-ROM,	Varies
				DVD-ROM, CD-RW,	per model
				or DVD-R/RW hardware
	Music	No	Yes	Requires CD-ROM,	Varies
				DVD-ROM, CD-RW,	per model
				or DVD-R/RW hardware

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