Toshiba Satellite A40 - Writable Discs; Formats; CD RW;DVD ROM Drive 2

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TOSHIBA A40 Series 215
TOSHIBA A40 Series Version
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Writable discs
This section describes the types of writable CD/DVD discs. Check the
specifications for your drive to for the type of discs it can write. Use
Drag'n Drop CD+DVD to write compact discs. Refer to Chapter 4,
Operating Basics.
CDs
■ CDR discs can be written only once. The recorded data cannot be
erased or changed.
■ CDRW discs can be recorded more than once. Use either 1, 2, or 4
multi speed CDRW discs or highspeed 4 to 10speed discs.
■ The write speed of the ultraspeed CDRW discs (Ultraspeed is
CDRW/DVDROM drive only) is maximum 24speed.
DVDs
■ DVDR discs can be written only once. The recorded data cannot be
erased or changed.
■ DVD±R, DVD+RW and DVDRAM discs can be recorded more than
once.
Formats
The drives support the following formats:
■ DVDROM
■ CDDA
■ Photo CDTM (single/
multisession)
■ CDROM XA Mode 2
(Form1, Form2)
■ CDG (Audio CD only)
■ DVD Video
■ CDText
■ CDROM Mode 1, Mode 2
■ Enhanced CD (CDEXTRA)
■ Addressing Method 2