Toshiba CDs, CD-R, DVDs, DVD-R, 6China, Formats, DVD-ROMdrive, Writable discs, DVD-ROM&CD-R/RWdrive, DVD Super Multi drive Double Layer

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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.

DVDs

■DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-R (Dual Layer) and DVD+R (Double Layer) 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.FormatsThe drives support the following formats.DVD-ROM driveThe drive supports the formats CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, CD-DA,

CD-Text, Photo CDTM (single/multi-session), CD-ROM Mode 1, Mode 2, CD-ROM XA Mode 2 (Form1, Form2), Enhanced CD (CD-EXTRA) and Addressing Method 2.

DVD-ROM&CD-R/RW drive

The drive supports the formats in addition to the DVD-ROM drive, and CD- R, CD-RW.

DVD Super Multi drive Double Layer

The drive supports the formats in addition to the DVD-ROM&CD-R/RW drive, and DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, DVD-R DL (Format1), DVD+R DL.

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