Toshiba A50-A manual Formats, Using optical disc drives, DVD Super Multi drive

Formats

The drives support the following formats.

DVD Super Multi drive

The drive supports the following formats: CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, DVD- Video, CD-DA, CD-Text, Photo CD™ (single/multi-session), CD-ROM Mode 1/Mode 2, CD-ROM XA Mode 2 (Form1, Form2), Enhanced CD (CD- EXTRA), Addressing Method 2, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, DVD-R DL (Format1), DVD+R DL.

Some types and formats of DVD-R DL and DVD+R DL discs may be unreadable.

Using optical disc drives

The full-size drive provides high-performance execution of disc based programs. You can run either 12 cm (4.72") or 8 cm (3.15") discs without an adaptor.

Use the DVD playback application to view DVD-Video discs.

For precautions on writing to discs, refer to the Writing discs section. To load discs, follow the steps as detailed below:

1.When the computer’s power is on, press the eject button to open the disc tray slightly.

2.Grasp the disc tray gently and pull until it is fully opened.

Figure 4-4 Pressing the eject button and pulling the disc tray open

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1. Eject button 2. Disc tray

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