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Chapter 4: Using Drives and Multimedia
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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 of the following logos:
Important
The bezel on the Gateway Micro Tower case may hide the
drive logo. To find out which drive type is installed in your
computer, check your computer’s specifications. For more
information, see “Finding your specifications” on page 9.
CD drive
Use a CD drive for installing programs,
playing audio CDs, and accessing data.
You cannot use this drive to create CDs
or play DVDs.
CD-RW drive
Use a CD-RW drive for installing
programs, playing audio CDs, accessing
data, and creating CDs.
You cannot use this drive to play DVDs.
You can only write to a CD-R disc once.
You can write to and erase CD-RW discs
multiple times. For more information, see
“Using a recordable drive” on page 36.
DVD drive
Use a DVD drive for installing programs,
playing audio CDs, playing DVDs, and
accessing data.
You cannot use this drive to create CDs.
DVD-RAM/DVD-R
drive
Use a DVD-RAM/DVD-R drive for
installing programs, playing audio CDs,
playing DVDs, and recording video and
data to DVD-RAM or DVD-R discs. You
cannot use this drive to create CDs. For
more information, see “Using a
recordable drive” on page 36.
Summary of Contents for E SERIES E-6000
Page 1: ...your computer e 6000 user sguide...
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Page 94: ...88 Chapter 6 Restoring Software www gateway com...
Page 99: ...93 Opening the case www gateway com 5 Push in on the cover release handle...
Page 115: ...109 Replacing the power supply www gateway com 4 Flip the power supply retention clip out...
Page 132: ...126 Chapter 8 Using the BIOS Setup Utility www gateway com...
Page 162: ...156 Chapter 9 Troubleshooting support gateway com...
Page 166: ...160 Chapter A www gateway com Section 1 D E F G H I K L M N O P Q J R A B C...
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