Optical disc drive, Optical disc drive -11, Region codes for dvd drives and media – Toshiba PORTABLE PERSONAL COMPUTER L505 User Manual
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User’s Manual
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L500/L505/L500D/L505D
Optical disc drive
The computer is configured with a DVD Super Multi drive. A Serial ATA 
interface controller is used for 12cm (4.72") and 8cm (3.15") CD/DVD 
operation. When the computer is accessing a CD/DVD, an indicator on the 
drive glows. For further information on loading and unloading discs, please 
refer to the Writing CD/DVD on DVD Super Multi drive section in Chapter 4, 
.
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, make sure it matches your drive, otherwise it will not 
play properly.
Writable discs
This section describes the types of writable CD/DVD discs. Check the 
specifications of your drive to see the types of discs it can write. Use 
TOSHIBA Disc Creator to write compact discs. Please refer to Chapter 4, 
for further information.
CDs
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CD-R discs can be written only once. The recorded data cannot be 
erased or changed.
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CD-RW discs including multi speed CD-RW discs, high-speed CD-RW 
discs and ultra-speed CD-RW discs can be recorded 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