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Using the CD or DVD drive
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Using the CD or DVD drive
You can use your computer to enjoy a wide variety of multimedia features,
such as making recordings, listening to audio CDs, and watching DVD movies.

Identifying drive types

Your Gateway notebook contains one of the following drive types. Look on
the front of the drive for one of the following logos:
CD drive Use a CD drive for installing programs,
playing audio CDs, and accessing data.
You cannot use this drive to create CDs.
CD-RW drive Use a CD-RW drive for installing programs,
playing audio CDs, and accessing data.
Use this drive for recording music and data
to CD-R or CD-RW discs. You can only write
to a CD-R disc once. You can write to and
erase CD-RW discs multiple times. For more
information, see Using a recordable dr ive
on page 103.
DVD drive Use a DVD drive for installing programs,
playing audio CDs and DVDs, and
accessing data.
You cannot use this drive to create CDs.
Combination
DVD/CD-RW drive
Use a combination DVD/CD-RW drive for
installing programs, playing audio CDs and
DVDs, and accessing data.
Use this drive for recording music and data
to CD-R or CD-RW discs. You can only write
to a CD-R disc once. You can write to and
erase CD-RW discs multiple times. For more
information, see Using a recordable dr ive
on page 103.