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User Installable Features
Figure 4-2. Optical Drive
Optical Drive
There is a variety of media available to use with your
system, depending upon the system configuration you
have selected. Super-Multi DVD drives, DVD/CD-RW
Combo drives, and CD-ROM drives are collectively
known as “optical drives”.
A CD-R or DVD-R disc can only be written to once;
CD-RW or DVD-RW discs can be written to over and
over. CD-R and CD-RW discs hold up to 700MB of data.
DVD-R and DVD-RW discs hold up to 4.7 GB of data.
Depending upon the configuration of your LifeBook
notebook, you may have one of the following drives:
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Super-Multi DVD: The Super-Multi DVD drive com-
bines seven recordable formats in a single drive (DVD-
R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, CD-R,
and CD-RW), making it the most versatile drive to
date.
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DVD/CD-RW combo: A DVD/CD-RW combo drive
allows you to access movie, software, data, or audio
DVD/CDs, and to write data onto recordable CD-R
and CD-RW discs.
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CD-ROM: A CD-ROM drive allows you to access soft-
ware, data, or audio CDs.
MEDIA PLAYER SOFTWARE
Super-Multi DVD model only: With the Super-Multi
DVD drive and media player software you can play DVD
movies and music CDs on your LifeBook notebook. The
media player includes controls which allow you to take
full advantage of the features of a DVD movie, as well as
standard features such as fast forward, fast reverse,
pause, etc. With this drive you can also burn onto
recordable DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, or CD-R/RW
discs.
DVD/CD-RW Combo model only:
With the combo drive,
you can play DVD movies, read audio CDs, and write
data onto recordable CD-R or CD-RW discs.
CD-ROM model only:
With the CD-ROM drive, you can
read software, audio, or data CD discs.
LOADING MEDIA ON YOUR DRIVE
To load a disc into your optical drive:
1. Push and release the eject button on the front of the
optical drive to open the holder tray. The tray will
come out of the LifeBook notebook a short distance.
2. Gently pull the tray out until a media disc can easily
be placed in the tray.
Media Holder Tray
Media Eject Button
Install your media player software before
first using the DVD, DVD/CD-RW, or CD-
ROM media drives. Refer to the applicable
readme file on the Driver Applications CD-
ROM.
The Super-Multi DVD drive also supports
burning and reading DVD-RAM. Windows
XP supports burning and reading of DVD-
RAM as a standard feature; Windows
2000 does not support either. To burn
and/or read DVD-RAM with Windows
2000, use the DLA (Drive Letter Access)
utility which comes with RecordNow and
WinDVD Creator.
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Do not operate your optical drive
unless your LifeBook notebook is
sitting on a flat surface. Using a drive
when the system is not level may
damage the drive or prevent proper
operation.
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Prolonged use of the optical drive,
such as watching a DVD movie, will
substantially reduce your battery life if
no other power source is attached.
There may be a protective sheet in the tray
from when it was shipped; please make
sure it is removed before operating the
drive.
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