Drives - 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±RW/R Write to DVD±RW
DL
Write label to
LightScribe CD or
DVD±RW/R
DVD-ROM Drive No No No No
DVD±RW SuperMulti Double-
Layer Combo Drive with
LightScribe*†
Yes Yes Yes Yes
*Double-layer (DL) discs can store more data than single-layer discs. However, double-layer discs burned with this drive may
not be compatible with many single-layer DVD drives and players.
†LightScribe discs must be purchased separately. LightScribe creates a grayscale image similar to black-and-white
photography.
4 Chapter 3 Using an optical drive (select models only)