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User’s Manual 3-6
Optical disc drives
The computer may be installed with a DVD Super Multi, BD-Combo or BD-
Writer drive. When the computer is accessing an optical disc, an indicator
on the drive glows.
Some models are equipped with an optical disc drive.
Formats
The drives support the following formats.
DVD Super Multi drive Double Layer
The drive supports the following formats: CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, DVD-
Video, CD-DA, CD-Text, Photo CDTM (single/multi-session), CD-ROM
Mode 1/Mode 2, CD-ROM XA Mode 2 (Form1, Form2), Enhanced CD (CD-
EXTRA), Addressing Method 2, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW,
DVD-RAM, DVD-R DL (Format1), DVD+R DL.
BD-Combo drive
In addition to the above formats, BD-Combo drive supports BD-ROM and
BD (DL).
BD-Writer drive
In addition to the above formats, BD-Writer drive supports BD-R, BD-R
(DL), BE-RE and BD-RE (DL).
Using optical disc drives
The full-size drive provides high-performance execution of disk based
programs. You can run either 12 cm (4.72") or 8 cm (3.15") discs without an
adaptor.
If you have an Optical disc drive, refer also to the Writing CD/DVD/BDs
section for precautions on writing to CDs/DVD/BDs.
To load discs, follow the steps as detailed below:
1. When the computer’s power is on, press the eject button to open the
disc tray slightly.
2. Grasp the disc tray gently and pull until it is fully opened.
Some types and formats of DVD-R (DL) and DVD+R (DL) discs may be
unreadable.
Use the DVD playback application to view DVD-Video discs.