Drives

Depending on your model, the notebook can read or write to optical drives as described in the following table.

Optical Drive

Read

Write

 

 

 

CD-ROM

Yes

No

 

 

 

DVD-ROM

Yes

No

 

 

 

DVD/CD-RW combo

Yes

Yes, but only CD media

 

 

 

DVD+RW/R and CD-RW

Yes

Yes

combo

 

 

 

 

 

Optional HP USB Digital Drives (select models) are pocket-sized, SD (Secure Digital) Memory Card drives for storing and transferring files such as digital pictures, music, video, or large data files. An HP USB Digital Drive can be connected to an optional Digital Bay or to a USB port with the HP USB Digital Drive cable either retracted or extended.

A diskette, disk, or disc that can be inserted or removed from a drive is referred to as a drive medium. In this guide, a diskette is used in a diskette drive, a disk is used in a high-capacity disk drive, and a disc is used in an optical drive, such as a CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive. Drive media include diskettes, CDs, and DVDs.

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