Drives - Windows 7

Using optical discs (CDs, DVDs, and BDs)
An optical drive, such as a DVD-ROM drive, supports optical discs (CDs, DVDs, and BDs). These discs
store information, such as music, photos, and movies. DVDs and BDs have a higher storage capacity
than CDs.
Your optical drive can read standard CD and DVD discs. If your optical drive is a Blu-ray Disc (BD) drive,
it can also read BDs.
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/CD-RW Combo Drive Yes No No No
DVD±RW SuperMulti DL Drive Yes Yes No No
DVD±RW SuperMulti DL
LightScribe Drive
Yes Yes Yes No
BD ROM DVD±RW SuperMulti
DL Drive
Yes Yes No No
BD R/RE DVD±RW SuperMulti
DL Drive
Yes Yes No Yes
*Includes DVD+R DL, DVD±RW/R, and DVD-RAM.
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