User’s Manual
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The Grand Tour
Optical disc drives
A Serial ATA interface controller is used for CD and DVD operation and has
an indicator at its front which will glows to indicate that it is in use.
Region codes for DVD drives and media
DVD Super-Multi drives and their associated media are manufactured
according to the specifications of six marketing regions. When you
purchase DVD Video media you should ensure that it matches the
specification of your drive, otherwise it will not play properly.
Writable discs
This section describes the types of writable CD, DVD media available, and
should be used in conjunction with the specification of your
computer/optical drive in order to understand the type of discs that can be
written. Please refer to Chapter 4,
for further information.
CDs
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CD-R media can only be written to once - the recorded data cannot
subsequently be erased or changed.
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CD-RW media, including multi-speed CD-RW discs, high-speed CD-RW
discs and ultra-speed CD-RW discs, can be recorded to more than once.
DVDs
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DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-R (Dual Layer) and DVD+R (Double Layer)
media discs can only be written to once - the recorded data cannot
subsequently be erased or changed.
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DVD-RW, DVD+RW and DVD-RAM media can be recorded to more
than once.
Code
Region
1
Canada, United States
2
Japan, Europe, South Africa, Middle East
3
South East Asia, East Asia
4
Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Central
America, South America, Caribbean
5
Russia, Indian Subcontinent, Africa, North
Korea, Mongolia
6
China
