Gateway 3200SE, User Manual

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Using the CD or DVD drive
Using the CD or DVD drive
You can use your computer to enjoy a wide variety of multimedia features.
Identifying drive types
Your Gateway computer may contain one of the following drive types. Look on the front
of the drive for one or more of the following logos:
If your drive has this logo... This is your drive type... Use your drive for...
CD drive
Installing programs, playing audio CDs,
and accessing data.
CD-RW drive
Installing programs, playing audio CDs,
accessing data, and creating CDs.
DVD/CD-RW drive Installing programs, playing audio CDs,
accessing data, creating CDs, and
playing DVDs.
DVD drive Installing programs, playing audio CDs,
playing DVDs, and accessing data.
DVD+RW Installing programs, playing audio CDs,
playing DVDs, accessing data, and
recording video and data to DVD+R or
DVD+RW discs.
DVD R/RW drive Installing programs, playing audio CDs,
playing DVDs, accessing data, and
recording video and data to DVD+R,
DVD+RW, DVD-R, and DVD-RW discs.
Double layer DVD+RW Installing programs, playing audio CDs,
playing DVDs, accessing data, and
recording video and data to double layer
DVD+R discs.
Note: To use the double layer capability
of the double layer recordable DVD drive,
the blank DVDs you purchase must state
Double Layer, Dual Layer, or DL. Using
other types of blank media will result in
less capacity.