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Hardware Guide
Drives
Depending on your model, the notebook can read or write to
optical drives as described in the following table.
Optional HP USB Digital Drives
(select models) are
pocket-sized, SD (Secure Digital) Memory Card drives for
storing and transferring files such as digital pictures, music,
video, or large data files. An HP USB Digital Drive can be
connected to an optional Digital Bay or to a USB port with the
HP USB Digital Drive cable either retracted or extended.
A
diskette, disk,
or
disc
that can be inserted or removed from a
drive is referred to as a
drive medium.
In this guide, a
diskette
is used in a
diskette drive,
a
disk
is used in a high-capacity
disk drive, and a
disc
is used in an optical drive, such as a
CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive. Drive media include
diskettes, CDs, and DVDs.
Optical Drive
Read
Write
CD-ROM Yes
No
DVD-ROM Yes
No
DVD/CD-RW combo
Yes
Yes, but only CD media
DVD+RW/R and CD-RW
combo
Yes
Yes
