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5 Optical drive

Your computer may include an optical drive that expands the functionality of the computer. Identify what

kind of device is installed in your computer to see its capabilities. The optical drive allows you to read

data discs, play music, and watch movies. If your computer includes a Blu-ray Disc ROM Drive, then

you can also watch high-definition video from disc.

Identifying the installed optical drive

▲

Select Start > Computer.

You will see a list of all the devices installed in your computer, including your optical drive. You may

have one of the following types of drives:

●

LightScribe DVD±RW/R and CD-RW Combo drive with Double-Layer (DL) support

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Blu-ray Disc ROM Drive with LightScribe/SuperMulti DVD±R/RW Double Layer (DL) support

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Blu-ray Disc ROM Drive with SuperMulti DVD±R/RW Double Layer (DL) support

NOTE: Some of the drives listed above may not be supported by your computer.

Using optical discs

An optical drive, such as a DVD-ROM drive, supports optical discs (CDs and DVDs). These discs store

information, such as music, photos, and movies. DVDs have a higher storage capacity than CDs.

Your optical drive can read standard CD and DVD discs. If your optical drive is a Blu-ray Disc ROM

Drive, it can also read Blu-ray Discs.

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.

Some optical drives can also write to optical discs as described in the following table.

Optical drive type Write to CD-RW Write to DVD±RW/R Write to DVD+RW DL Write label to

LightScribe CD or DVD

±RW/R

SuperMulti LightScribe

DVD±RW and CD-RW

Combo with DL

support

Yes Yes Yes Yes

Blu-ray Disc ROM with

LightScribe/SuperMulti

Yes Yes Yes Yes

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