The Grand Tour
Optical Disc drive
The computer will either have a CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive, DVD-ROM drive or a single layer or dual layer DVD Super Multi drive depending on its configuration. An ATAPI interface controller is used for the operation of these optical drives. When the computer is accessing a disc, an indicator on the drive glows.
Region codes for DVD drives and media
The disc drive and its media are manufactured according to the specifications of six marketing regions. When you purchase DVD-Video, make sure it matches your drive, otherwise it will not play properly.
Code Region
1Canada, United States
2Japan, Europe, South Africa, Middle East
3Southeast Asia, East Asia
4Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Central America, South America, Caribbean
5Russia, Indian Subcontinent, Africa, North Korea, Mongolia
6China
Writable discs
This section describes the types of writable discs. Check the specifications for your drive to for the type of discs it can write. Use Record Now! to write compact discs. Refer to Chapter 4, Operating Basics.
CDs
■CD-R discs can be written only once. The recorded data cannot be erased or changed.
■CD-RW discs can be recorded more than once. Use either 1x, 2x, or 4x multi-speed CD-RW discs or high-speed 4x to 10x discs. The write speed of ultra-speed CD-RW discs is a maximum of 24x speed.
DVDs
■DVD-R and DVD+R discs can be written only once. The recorded data cannot be erased or changed.
■DVD-RW, DVD+RW and DVD-RAM discs can be recorded more than once.
