Compaq 277958-001 manual Cd-R

Using Your Computer Drives

Table 2-2: Media Comparison (Continued)

		Ability to	Ability to	Ability to Playback
Media	File Type	Record	Playback	on other PCs	DVD Set-top
CD-R	Data	Yes	Yes	Requires CD-RW or	Varies
		(only once)		DVD-R/RW hardware	per model
	MP3 Music	Yes	Yes	Requires CD-RW or	Varies
		(only once)		DVD-R/RW hardware	per model
CD-RW	Data	Yes	Yes	Requires CD-RW or	Varies
				DVD-R/RW hardware	per model
	MP3 Music	Yes	Yes	Requires CD-RW or	Varies
				DVD-R/RW hardware	per model
DVD-ROM	Data	No	Yes	Requires DVD playback	No
				software and DVD-ROM
				or DVD-R/RW hardware
	DVD Movie	No	Yes	Requires DVD playback	Yes
				software and DVD-ROM
				or DVD-R/RW hardware
DVD-R	Data	Yes	Yes	Requires DVD-ROM or	No
		(only once)		DVD-R/RW hardware
				and software
	DVD Movie	Yes	Yes	Requires DVD-ROM or	Yes
		(only once)		DVD-R/RW hardware	(varies
				and software	per model)
DVD-RW	Data	Yes	Yes	Requires DVD-R/RW	No
				hardware and software
	DVD Movie	Yes	Yes	Requires DVD-R/RW	Varies
				hardware and software	per model

Regardless of the drive(s), you insert and remove a CD or DVD disc using the same steps.

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