HP CQ35-304TU, CQ36-108TX manual Using optical discs, Selecting the right disc CDs, DVDs, and BDs

●LightScribe DVD±RW/R and CD-RW Combo drive with Double-Layer (DL) support

●Blu-ray ROM DVD±R/RW SuperMulti DL Drive

●Blu-ray ROM with LightScribe DVD±R/RW SuperMulti DL Drive

NOTE: Some of the drives in the preceding list may not be supported by your computer.

Using optical discs

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

Your optical drive can read standard CD and DVD discs. If your optical drive is a Blu-ray Disc ROM Drive, it can also read Blu-ray discs.

NOTE: 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.

Some optical drives can also write to optical discs as described in the following table.

Optical drive type	Write to CD-RW	Write to DVD±RW/R	Write to DVD+RW DL	Write label to
				LightScribe CD or DVD
				±RW/R
Blu-ray ROM DVD±R/	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
RW SuperMulti DL
Drive
SuperMulti LightScribe	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
DVD±RW and CD-RW
Combo Drive with DL
support
Blu-ray ROM with	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
LightScribe DVD±R/
RW SuperMulti DL
Drive

CAUTION: To prevent possible audio and video degradation, loss of information, or loss of audio or video playback functionality, do not initiate Sleep or Hibernation while reading or writing to a CD or DVD.

Selecting the right disc (CDs, DVDs, and BDs)

An optical drive supports optical discs (CDs, DVDs, and BDs). CDs, used to store digital data, are also used for commercial audio recordings and are convenient for your personal storage needs. DVDs and BDs are used primarily for movies, software, and data backup purposes. DVDs and BDs are the same form factor as CDs but have 6 to 7 times the storage capacity.

NOTE: The optical drive on your computer may not support all the types of optical discs discussed in this section.

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