Optical drives

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

The computer can read or write to optical drives as described in the following table.

Type of Optical Drive

Read CD and

Write to

Write to

LightScribe

 

DVD-ROM

CD-RW

DVD±RW/R

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD/CD-RW Drive

Yes

Yes

No

No

 

 

 

 

 

DVD±RW Double Layer

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

 

 

 

 

 

LightScribe DVD±RW Double Layer

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Some of the optical drives listed may not be supported by your computer. The listed drives are not necessarily all of the supported optical drives.

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