Using optical drives (select models only)

An optical drive, such as a DVD-ROM drive, supports optical discs (CDs and DVDs). These discs store or transport information and play music and movies. DVDs have a higher storage capacity than CDs.

All optical drives can read from optical discs, as described in the following table.

Optical drive type

Read from CD and

Write to CD-RW discs

Write to DVD±RW

Write to DVD+R DL

 

DVD-ROM discs

 

discs

discs

 

 

 

 

 

DVD-ROM

Yes

No

No

No

 

 

 

 

 

CAUTION: To prevent possible audio and video degradation, or loss of audio or video playback functionality, do not initiate Standby while reading from a CD or DVD.

If Standby is initiated during playback of a disc, you may experience the following behaviors:

●Your playback may be interrupted.

●You may see a warning message asking if you want to continue. If this message is displayed, click No.

●You may need to restart the CD or DVD to resume audio and video playback.

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