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Using the CD or DVD drive
You can use your notebook to enjoy a wide variety of
multimedia features.
Identifying drive types
Your Gateway notebook may contain one of the following
drive types. Look on the front of the drive for one or more
of the following logos:
If your drive has this
logo...
This is your drive
type...
Use your drive for...
CD drive
Installing programs, playing
audio CDs, and accessing
data. You cannot use this
drive to create CDs or DVDs or
play DVDs.
DVD drive
Installing programs, playing
audio CDs, playing DVDs, and
accessing data. You cannot
use this drive to create CDs or
DVDs.
Combination
DVD/CD-RW drive
Installing programs, playing
audio CDs, playing DVDs,
accessing data, and recording
music and data to recordable
CDs. You cannot use this drive
to create DVDs.
Multi-format
double layer
DVD
±
RW drive
Installing programs, playing
audio CDs, playing DVDs,
accessing data, recording
music and data to CD-R or
CD-RW discs, and recording
video and data to DVD-R,
DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, or
double layer DVD+R or DVD-R
discs.
Note: To use the double layer
capability of the double layer
recordable DVD drive, the
blank DVDs you purchase
must state Double Layer, Dual
Layer, or DL. Using other types
of blank media will result in
less capacity.
ROM/R/RW