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Using Your VAIO Computer

Reading and Writing Optical Discs

Your computer plays and records CDs and DVDs, depending on the model you purchased. Check your specifications for the type of optical disc drive installed on your model. Use the table below to see which types of media your optical disc drive supports.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PR: playable and recordable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P: playable but not recordable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

–: not playable or recordable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CD-

Video

Music

CD

CD-R/

DVD-

DVD-

DVD-R/

DVD+R/

DVD+R

DVD-R

 

DVD-

 

 

ROM

CD

CD

Extra

RW

ROM

Video

RW

RW

DL

DL

 

RAM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD±RW/±R DL/RAM

P

P

P

P

PR

P

P

PR*1 *2

PR

PR*5

PR*6

 

PR*3 *4

DVD±RW

P

P

P

P

PR

P

P

PR*1 *2

PR

PR*5

PR*6

 

–

(Supporting DVD±R DL)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CD-RW/DVD-ROM

P

P

P

P

PR

P

P

P

P

P

P

 

–

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD-ROM

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

 

–

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*1

Supports writing data to DVD-R discs compliant with DVD-R for General Version 2.0/2.1.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*2

Supports writing data to DVD-RW discs compliant with DVD-RW Version 1.1/1.2.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*3

The DVD±RW/RAM disc drive on your computer does not support the DVD-RAM cartridge. Use non-cartridge discs or discs with removable cartridge.

 

*4

Writing data to single-sided DVD-RAM discs (2.6 GB) compliant with DVD-RAM Version 1.0 is not supported.

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD-RAM Version 2.2/12X-SPEED DVD-RAM Revision 5.0 disc is not supported.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*5

Writing data to DVD+R DL (Double Layer) discs is available only on discs supporting DVD+R DL (Double Layer) recording.

 

 

 

 

*6

Writing data to DVD-R DL (Dual Layer) discs is available only on discs supporting DVD-R DL (Dual Layer) recording.