Hardware and Software Guide 7–1
7
Drives
About Drives
Drives enable you to store and access data. Hard drives and
optical drives vary by model.
■ Hard drives are for the storage of data files and of software
such as system files, applications, and drivers. A hard drive is
sometimes called a hard disk drive. For more information, see
the
“Hard Drive” section, later in this chapter.
■ Optical drives, such as a DVD-ROM drive, support DVDs
and/or CDs. DVDs and CDs, often called discs, are used to
store or transport data and to play music and movies. DVDs
have a higher capacity than CDs.
The notebook can read or write to optical drives as described
in the following table.
For more information, see the “Optical Drive” section, later
in this chapter.
Optical Drive Read CD and
DVD-ROM
Write to
CD-RW
Write to
DVD+RW/R
DVD-ROM Drive* Ye s No No
DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive* Ye s Ye s No
DVD+RW/R and CD-RW
Combo Drive*
Ye s Ye s Ye s
* Some of the optical drives listed may not be supported by your notebook. Not
all supported optical drives may be listed.
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