Computer Personal Computer User's Manual

This chapter provides information on the CD-ROM drive (also called a
CD-ROM player). Refer to Appendix A, “Health, Safety, and Maintenance
Tips,” for information on the proper handling of these discs.
Your internal CD-ROM (compact disc read-only memory) drive for
Macintosh computers works with CD-ROM discs, standard audio compact
discs (CDs), and single-session or multisession Photo CDs. Your CD-ROM
drive provides access to large amounts of information. However, you cannot
save information on CD-ROM discs. ROM stands for read-only memory,
meaning that the drive cannot “write” information onto CD-ROM discs.
A wide selection of CD-ROM discs is available for entertainment,
education, and business. A typical disc can hold over 650 megabytes (MB)
of information—the equivalent of 270,000 pages of text, up to 8 hours of
speech or music (depending on the sound quality), hundreds of high-
resolution images, or any combination of text, sound, and graphics.
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Using the Built-in CD-ROM Drive
Read this chapter for information about
your computer’s built-in CD-ROM drive.