4 Optical drives
The computer can read or write to optical drives as described in the following table.
Type of optical drive Read CD and
DVD-ROM
Write to CD-RW Write to DVD
±RW/R
Write to DVD+R
DL
DVD/CD-RW Drive Yes Yes No No
DVD±RW Double Layer Yes Yes Yes Yes
LightScribe DVD±RW Double
Layer
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Some of the optical drives listed may not be supported by your computer. The listed drives are not necessarily all of
the supported optical drives.
An optical drive, such as a DVD-ROM drive, supports optical discs (CDs and DVDs). These discs are
used to store or transport information and to play music and movies. DVDs have a higher capacity than
CDs.
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