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User's Manual

DVD-ROM drive

An optional full-size DVD-ROM drive module lets you run either 12 cm (4.72") or 8 cm (3.15") digital video disk/compact disk without using an adaptor. It may be selected as a standard component or as an option.

NOTE: The read speed is slower at the center of a disk and faster at the outer edge. The maximum (outer edge) speeds for DVDs and CDs are:

DVD 8 speed (maximum)

CD 24 speed (maximum)

This drive supports the following formats:

DVD-ROM

DVD-Video

Photo CD

CD-R (read only)

CD-ROM

CD-Rewritable (read only)

CD-ROM x A

CD-DA

CD-EXTRA

CD-Text

 

 

 

DISK-IN-USE

 

 

 

INDICATOR

EJECT HOLE

EJECT BUTTON

Figure 2-11 The optical media device

Disk-In-UseThis indicator lights when the CD/DVD is being accessed.

Indicator

Eject button Press the eject button to open the drawer partially.

Eject hole Insert a slender object to open the drawer when the power to the computer is off.

CAUTION: Check the Slim Select Bay indicator when you use the DVD-ROM drive. Do not press the eject button, disconnect a drive or turn off the computer while the light is glowing. Doing so could damage the DVD/CD or the drive.

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Toshiba TE2000 manual DVD-ROM drive, Indicator