Fujitsu S7100 manual Optical Drive, Media Player Software, Loading Media on Your Drive

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U s e r I n s t a l l a b l e F e a t u r e s

Media Eject Button

Media Holder Tray

Figure 4-1. Optical Drive

Optical Drive

There is a variety of media available to use with your system, depending upon the system configuration you have selected. Dual-Layer Multi-Format DVD Writer, DVD/CD-RW Combo drives, and DVD-ROM drives are known as “optical drives”.

A CD-R or DVD-R disc can only be written to once; CD-RW or DVD-RW discs can be written to over and over. CD-R and CD-RW discs hold up to 700MB of data. DVD-R and DVD-RW discs hold up to 4.7 GB of data. A dual-layer (single-sided) DVD+R disc can hold up to 8.5 GB of data.

Depending upon the configuration of your LifeBook notebook, you may have one of the following drives:

■Dual-Layer Multi-Format DVD Writer: The Dual- Layer Multi-Format DVD Writer combines seven recordable formats in a single drive (DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM,CD-R, and CD- RW), making it the most versatile drive to date.

■DVD/CD-RW combo: A DVD/CD-RW combo drive allows you to access movie, software, data, or audio DVD/CDs, and to write data onto recordable CD-R and CD-RW discs.

■DVD-ROM:A DVD-ROM drive allows you to access software, data, or audio DVDs or CDs.

MEDIA PLAYER SOFTWARE

Dual-LayerMulti-Format DVD Writer model only: With the Dual-LayerMulti-Format DVD Writer and media player software you can play DVD movies and music CDs on your LifeBook notebook. The media player includes controls which allow you to take full advantage of the features of a DVD movie, as well as standard features such as fast forward, fast reverse, pause, etc. With this drive you can also burn onto recordable dual- layer DVD+R, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, or CD-R/RW discs.

The Dual-Layer Multi-Format DVD Writer also supports burning and reading DVD- RAM. Windows XP supports burning and reading of DVD-RAM as a standard feature.

DVD/CD-RW Combo model only: With the combo drive, you can play DVD movies, read audio CDs, and write data onto recordable CD-R or CD-RW discs.

DVD-ROM model only: With the DVD-ROM drive, you

can read software, audio, or data CDs or DVDs

■Do not operate your optical drive unless your LifeBook notebook is sitting on a flat surface. Using a drive when the system is not level may damage the drive or prevent proper operation.

■Prolonged use of the optical drive, such as watching a DVD movie, will substantially reduce your battery life if no other power source is attached.

LOADING MEDIA ON YOUR DRIVE

To load a disc into your optical drive:

1.Push and release the eject button on the front of the optical drive to open the holder tray. The tray will come out of the LifeBook notebook a short distance.

2.Gently pull the tray out until a media disc can easily be placed in the tray.

There may be a protective sheet in the tray from when it was shipped; please make sure it is removed before operating the drive.

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