Optical Media Drives; Region Codes For Dvd Drives And Media; Writable Discs; Specifications - Toshiba M30 User Manual

Optical media drives

One of the following optical media drives is installed in the computer: CD-RW/DVD-
ROM drive, DVD-R/-RW drive or DVD Multi drive. An ATAPI interface controller
is used for CD/DVD-ROM operation. When the computer is accessing a CD/DVD,
an indicator on the drive glows.
For information on loading and unloading discs and on the Mode Control buttons
refer to the Using optical media drives
Chapter 4, Operating Basics.

Region codes for DVD drives and media

CD-RW/DVD-ROM, DVD-R/-RW, DVD Multi drives and 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.
Code Region
1 Canada, United States
2 Japan, Europe, South Africa, Middle East
3 Southeast Asia, East Asia
4 Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Central America, South
America, Caribbean
5 Russia, Indian Subcontinent, Africa, North Korea, Mongolia
6 China

Writable discs

This section describes the types of writable CD/DVD discs. Check the specifica-
tions for your drive to for the type of discs it can write. Use Drag'n Drop CD+DVD
to write compact discs. Refer to Chapter 4,
CDs
CD-R discs can be written only once. The recorded data cannot be erased or
changed.
CD-RW discs can be recorded more than once. Use either 1, 2, or 4 multi speed
CD-RW discs or high-speed 4- to 10-speed discs. The write speed of the ultra-
speed CD-RW discs is maximum 24-speed.
Optical media drives
and Audio/Video controls
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