CHAPTER 4: Using Drives and Media Files

If your optical drive has

Your drive type is...

Use your drive for...

this logo...

 

 

 

 

 

DVD+RW

Installing programs, playing audio CDs, playing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVDs, accessing data, and recording video and

 

 

 

 

data to CDs and DVD+R or DVD+RW discs.

 

 

 

 

 

RECORDER

DVD R/RW

Installing programs, playing audio CDs, playing

 

DVDs, accessing data, and recording video and

 

data to CDs and DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, and

 

DVD-RW discs.

Double layer DVD+RW

Installing programs, playing audio CDs, playing

 

DVDs, accessing data, and recording video and

 

data to CDs and double layer DVD+R discs.

 

Note: To use the double layer capability of the

 

double layer recordable DVD drive, the blank

 

DVDs you purchase must state Double Layer,

 

Dual Layer, or DL. Using other types of blank

 

media will result in less capacity.

DVD-RAM/-RW

Installing programs, playing audio CDs, playing

 

DVDs, accessing data, and recording video and

 

data to CDs and DVD-RAM, DVD-R, or DVD-RW

 

discs.

 

 

Blu-ray Disc

Installing programs, playing audio CDs, playing

 

 

 

 

 

DVDs, playing Blu-ray Discs, accessing data, and

 

 

 

recording video and data to CDs, DVD-RAM,

 

 

 

DVD-R, DVD-RW, and Blu-ray discs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HD-DVD

Installing programs, playing audio CDs, playing

 

 

 

DVDs and HD-DVDs, accessing data, and

 

 

 

recording video and data to CDs, DVD-RAM,

 

 

 

DVD-R, DVD-RW, and HD-DVD discs.

 

 

 

 

Inserting an optical disc

Activity indicator

Manual eject hole

Eject button

(location varies)

(location varies)

 

To insert an optical disc:

1Press the eject button on the optical disc drive.

Important

When you place a single-sided disc in the tray, make sure that the label side is facing up. If the disc has two playable sides, place the disc so the name of the side you want to play is facing up.

2Place the disc in the tray with the label facing up.

3Press the eject button to close the tray.

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