Optical disc drives
The computer may be installed with an Optical Disc 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 CD™ (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.
Using optical disc drives
The full-size drive provides high-performance execution of CD/DVD-ROM-
based programs. You can run either 12 cm (4.72") or 8 cm (3.15") discs
without an adaptor.
Use the DVD playback application to view DVD-Video discs.
If you have an Optical disc drive, refer also to the Writing discs section for
precautions on writing to discs.
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.
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