Toshiba TECRA Optical disc drives, CDs, Code, Writable discs, Region codes for DVD drives and media, CD-R, 6China, Code Region, Operating Basics, Operating Basics

TECRA A11/S11, Satellite Pro S500

Optical disc drives

The computer may be installed with a DVD Super Multi drive. A Serial ATA interface controller is used for CD/DVD-ROM operation. When the computer is accessing a CD/DVD, an indicator on the drive glows.

Some models are equipped with an optical disc drive.

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

Region codes for DVD drives and media

DVD Super Multi drives 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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