Gateway M-6873h, Reference Manual

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CHAPTER 4: Using Drives and Accessories
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Using the DVD drive
You can use your notebook to enjoy a wide variety of
multimedia features.
Identifying drive types
Your Gateway notebook 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...
DVD drive Installing programs, playing
audio CDs, playing DVDs, and
accessing data. You cannot
use this drive to create CDs or
DVDs.
Combination
DVD/CD-RW drive
Installing programs, playing
audio CDs, playing DVDs,
accessing data, and recording
music and data to recordable
CDs. You cannot use this drive
to create DVDs.
Multi-format
double layer
DVD±RW drive
Installing programs, playing
audio CDs, playing DVDs,
accessing data, recording
music and data to CD-R or
CD-RW discs, and recording
video and data to DVD-R,
DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, or
double layer DVD+R or 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.
HD DVD drive Installing programs, playing
audio CDs, playing DVDs and
HD-DVDs, accessing data, and
recording video and data to
CDs, DVD-RAM, DVD-R,
DVD-RW, and HD-DVD discs.
ROM/R/RW