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Optical drives
The computer can read or write to optical drives as described in the following table.
Type of optical drive
DVD/CD-RW Drive
DVD±RW Double Layer
LightScribe DVD±RW Double
Layer
NOTE
necessarily all of the supported optical drives.
An optical drive, such as a DVD-ROM drive, supports optical discs (CDs and DVDs). These discs are
used to store or transport information and to play music and movies. DVDs have a higher capacity than
CDs.
ENWW
Read CD and
DVD-ROM
Yes
Yes
Yes
Some of the optical drives listed may not be supported by your computer. The listed drives are not
Write to CD-RW
Write to DVD
±RW/R
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Write to DVD+R
DL
No
Yes
Yes
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