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4–2 Hardware Guide
Drives
Depending on your model, the notebook can read or write to
optical drives as described in the following table.
Optional HP USB Digital Drives (select models) are
pocket-sized, SD (Secure Digital) Memory Card drives for
storing and transferring files such as digital pictures, music,
video, or large data files. An HP USB Digital Drive can be
connected to an optional Digital Bay or to a USB port with the
HP USB Digital Drive cable either retracted or extended.
A diskette, disk, or disc that can be inserted or removed from a
drive is referred to as a drive medium. In this guide, a diskette
is used in a diskette drive, a disk is used in a high-capacity
disk drive, and a disc is used in an optical drive, such as a
CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive. Drive media include
diskettes, CDs, and DVDs.
Optical Drive Read Write
CD-ROM Yes No
DVD-ROM Yes No
DVD/CD-RW combo Yes Yes, but only CD media
DVD+RW/R and CD-RW
combo
Ye s Yes