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5 Optical drive
Your computer may include an optical drive that expands the functionality of the computer. Identify what kind of device is installed in your computer to see its capabilities. The optical drive allows you to read data discs, play music, and watch movies. If your computer includes a
Identifying the installed optical drive
▲Select Start > Computer.
You will see a list of all the devices installed in your computer, including your optical drive. You may have one of the following types of drives:
●LightScribe DVD±RW/R and
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NOTE: Some of the drives listed above may not be supported by your computer.
Using optical discs
An optical drive, such as a
Your optical drive can read standard CD and DVD discs. If your optical drive is a
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 | Write to DVD±RW/R | Write to DVD+RW DL | Write label to |
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| LightScribe CD or DVD |
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SuperMulti LightScribe | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
DVD±RW and |
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Combo with DL |
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support |
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Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
LightScribe/SuperMulti |
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