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Drives
Optical drives
An optical drive, such as a DVD-ROM drive, supports optical discs
(CDs and DVDs). These discs are used to store or transport data and to play
music and movies. DVDs have a higher capacity than CDs. The computer
can read or write to optical drives as described in the following table.
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.