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- Optical Drive
Figure 29. Optical Drive
Optical Drive
There is a variety of media available to use with your system if you have the optional Multi-Format DVD Writer
installed. The drive is also known as an “optical drive”.
DVD-R and DVD-RW discs hold up to 4.7 GB of data (DVD-R discs used with Multi-Format Dual-Layer DVD writer hold
up to 8.5 GB). A DVD-R disc can only be written to once; DVD-RW discs can be written to over and over. DVD-R and
DVD-RW discs can be played on most standard players.
CD-R and CD-RW discs hold up to 640 MB of data. A CD-R disc can only be written to once; CD-RW discs can be written
to over and over.
Depending upon your notebook configuration, you may have the following optical drive installed:
• Dual-Layer Multi-Format DVD Writer: This drive allows you to access movies, software, and audio DVD/CDs as
well as to read and write to CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, and DVD RAM discs. The dual-layer
architecture allows you to record up to 8.5 GB of data on DVD+R discs.
• Blu-ray® RW Drive: With this drive, you can play Blu-ray Disc movies and burn up to 50 GB of movies or data
on a Dual-Layer Blu-ray disc. You can play CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, DVD+R,
DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, BD-ROM, BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-RE, BD-RE DL discs, and record CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-
R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-RE, BD-RE DL discs.
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