Multimedia - Windows Vista

Using optical discs (CDs and DVDs)
An optical drive, such as a DVD-ROM drive, supports optical discs (CDs and DVDs). These discs store
information, such as music, photos, and movies. DVDs have a higher storage capacity than CDs.
Your optical drive can read standard CD and DVD discs.
NOTE: Some of the optical drives listed may not be supported by your computer. The listed drives are
not necessarily all of the supported optical drives.
Some optical drives can also write to optical discs as described in the following table.
Optical drive type Write to CD-RW Write to DVD* Write label to
LightScribe CD or
DVD
Write to BD R/RE
DVD-ROM Drive Yes No No No
DVD±RW SuperMulti
DL Drive
Yes Yes No No
*Includes DVD+R DL, DVD±RW/R, and DVD-RAM.
14 Chapter 5 Optical drive (select models only)