Toshiba Optical disc drives, CDs, CD-R, 6China, Code Region, Writable discs, Operating Basics, Operating Basics, 1Canada, United States, Using optical disc drives

PORTÉGÉ M780

Optical disc drives

The computer is configured with an Ultra Slim Bay DVD Super Multi (Double Layer) Drive Kit II. Some models are equipped with an optical disc drive. A SATA interface controller is used for CD/DVD-ROM operation. When the computer is accessing a CD/DVD, an indicator on the drive glows.

For information on loading and unloading discs refer to the Using optical disc drives section in Chapter 4, Operating Basics.

Region codes for DVD drives and media

Ultra Slim Bay DVD Super Multi (Double Layer) Drives Kit II and their associated 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 Region1Canada, United States2Japan, Europe, South Africa, Middle East3Southeast Asia, East Asia

4Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Central America, South America, Caribbean

5Russia, Indian Subcontinent, Africa, North Korea, Mongolia6ChinaWritable discs

This section describes the types of writable CD/DVD discs. Check the specifications of your drive to see the types of discs it can write. Use TOSHIBA Disc Creator 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 including multi speed CD-RW discs, high-speed CD-RW discs and ultra-speed CD-RW discs can be recorded more than once.

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