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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.
ROM/R/RW