Quick Start Guide

Using your notebook

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CD/DVD drive

Your notebook is delivered with an CD/DVD drive. Depending on the variant, your notebook is

equipped with a combo drive (CD-RW/DVD), a DVD+RW drive, a DVD±RW dual drive, or a Multi-

format DVD burner with double layer support.

CD/DVD drives can either only read or both read and write different CDs or DVDs. The meaning of

the respective CD and DVD types is described in the following:

CD-ROM

Abbreviation for Compact Disc - Read Only Memory. A CD-ROM is an optical data storage device

that can contain a maximum of 700 Mbytes. These data cannot be changed.

CD-R

Abbreviation for Compact Disc Recordable. A CD-R is an optical data storage device that can only

be written with a maximum of 700 Mbytes of data. Then these data cannot be changed, but can be

read as often as desired.

CD-RW

Abbreviation for Compact Disc ReWriteable. A CD-RW is an optical data storage device that can be

written with a maximum of 700 Mbyte of data a virtually unlimited number of times. This means the

data can be deleted and changed.

DVD (DVD-ROM and DVD video)

Abbreviation for Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc. A DVD is an optical data storage

medium that can contain a maximum of 17 Gbytes of data. These data cannot be changed.

DVD+R/DVD-R

Abbreviation for Digital Versatile Disc Recordable or Digital Video Disc Recordable. A DVD+R or a

DVD-R is an optical data storage device that can only be written once with a maximum of

4.7 Gbytes of data. Then these data cannot be changed, but can be read as often as desired.

DVD+R and DVD-R are different standards. DVD+Rs and DVD-Rs can only be written by

drives which support the respective standard.

DVD+RW/DVD-RW

Abbreviation for Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc + ReWriteable. A DVD+RW or a DVD-

RW is an optical data storage device that can be written with a maximum of 4.7 Gbytes of data

virtually an unlimited number of times. This means the data can be deleted and changed.

DVD+RW and DVD-RW are different standards. DVD+RWs and DVD-RWs can only be

written by drives which support the respective standard.

DVD+R DL (Double Layer)

Abbreviation for Digital Versatile Disc Recordable Double Layer or Digital Video Disc Recordable

Double Layer. A DVD+R DL is an optical data storage device that can only be written with a

maximum of 8.5 Gbytes of data. Then these data cannot be changed, but can be read as often as

desired.