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User Installable Features
Figure 4-1. Optical Drive
Optical Drive
There is a variety of media available to use with your
system, depending upon the system configuration you
have selected. Dual-Layer Multi-Format DVD Writer,
DVD/CD-RW Combo drives, and DVD-ROM drives are
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. A
dual-layer (single-sided) DVD+R disc can hold up to 8.5
GB of data.
Depending upon the configuration of your LifeBook
notebook, you may have one of the following drives:
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Dual-Layer Multi-Format DVD Writer: The Dual-
Layer Multi-Format DVD Writer combines 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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DVD-ROM: A DVD-ROM drive allows you to access
software, data, or audio DVDs or CDs.
MEDIA PLAYER SOFTWARE
Dual-Layer Multi-Format DVD Writer model only: With
the Dual-Layer Multi-Format DVD Writer 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 dual-
layer DVD+R, 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.
DVD-ROM model only:
With the DVD-ROM drive, you
can read software, audio, or data CDs or DVDs
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
The Dual-Layer Multi-Format DVD Writer
also supports burning and reading DVD-
RAM. Windows XP supports burning and
reading of DVD-RAM as a standard
feature.
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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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