Using CD and DVD Media Drives 113
Using CD and DVD Media Drives
Using the CD and DVD Drives
Your computer can come with several types of CD or DVD drives that allow you to perform different tasks. What
you can do depends on what kind of drive you have.
The combination (combo) drive is available on select models only. It combines the functions of two drives into one:
either a DVD+RW/+R drive (DVD writer) and a CD-RW drive (CD writer), or a DVD-ROM drive and a CD-RW
drive.
Allows you to: CD-ROM CD-RW DVD-ROM DVD+RW/+R
Blu-ray
DVD+RW/+R
HD
DVD+RW/+R
Read data
from CDs.
••• • • •
Play music CDs. • • • • • •
Read DVDs. • • • •
Record (burn) data
or music to discs.
••••
Play DVD movies. • • • •
Record (burn) DVD
movies.
•••
Read Blu-ray discs. •
Record data to
Blu-ray discs.
•
Read HD discs. •
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