4 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 information 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 CD-RW

Write to DVD

Write to DVD+R

 

DVD-ROM

 

±RW/R

DL

 

 

 

 

 

DVD/CD-RW Drive

Yes

Yes

No

No

 

 

 

 

 

DVD±RW Double Layer

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

LightScribe DVD±RW Double

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Layer

 

 

 

 

The types of optical drives supported vary by model.

6 Chapter 4 Optical drives

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