HP Compaq 6720t, User Manual

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Using optical drives (select models only)
An optical drive, such as a DVD-ROM drive, supports optical discs (CDs and DVDs). These discs store
or transport information and play music and movies. DVDs have a higher storage capacity than CDs.
All optical drives can read from optical discs, as described in the following table.
Optical drive type Read from CD and
DVD-ROM discs Write to CD-RW discs Write to DVD±RW
discs
Write to DVD+R DL
discs
DVD-ROM Yes No No No
CAUTION: To prevent possible audio and video degradation, or loss of audio or video playback
functionality, do not initiate Standby while reading from a CD or DVD.
If Standby is initiated during playback of a disc, you may experience the following behaviors:
● Your playback may be interrupted.
●
You may see a warning message asking if you want to continue. If this message is displayed, click
No .
● You may need to restart the CD or DVD to resume audio and video playback.
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