Apple PowerBook G4 (12-inch, 1.5 GHz) - Manual (Page 46)

46 Chapter 3 Using Your Computer
Using Your Optical Drive
You can install or use software from CDs or DVDs using your optical drive. You can play
multimedia on CD discs and music from audio CDs. Your optical drive can write music,
documents, and other digital files onto CD-R and CD-RW discs. You can also play DVD
movies and use most DVD discs.
If you have a SuperDrive, you can also record information on blank DVD-R, DVD+R,
DVD-RW, and DVD+RW discs.
Important: The optical drive on your PowerBook supports standard circular 12 cm
discs. Irregularly shaped discs or discs smaller than 12 cm are not supported.
Noncircular discs may become lodged in the drive.
Inserting a CD or DVD Disc
To install or use programs from a CD or DVD disc:
1 With the computer turned on, insert the disc (with the label facing up) into the drive
slot until you feel the drive catch the disc and take it the rest of the way in.
The disc may need to be inserted nearly all the way in before the drive takes it in the
rest of the way. This is normal.
Note: Some DVD discs are two-sided. To use the second side, you need to flip the
disc over.
2 When the icon for the disc appears on the desktop, the disc is ready to use.
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