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 data and to play music and movies. DVDs have a higher capacity than CDs.
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
LightScribe
DVD/CD-RW Drive Yes Yes No No
DVD±RW Double Layer Yes Yes Yes No
LightScribe DVD±RW Double Layer Yes Yes Yes Yes
NOTE 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.
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