Using the dvd drive, Identifying drive types, Using the dvd – Gateway and 6000 Series User Manual

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CHAPTER 2: Checking Out Your Gateway Notebook

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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/CD-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
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

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