Acer Aspire G600 User Manual page 19

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The CD-ROM Drive
The CD-ROM drive uses CDs (Compact Discs) instead of
floppy disks, and it is Read Only Memory, which means that
the computer can read data from the disc, but cannot write
anything new on it. It is typically called the D: drive. On
some computers, the CD-ROM may be another drive letter.
Please refer to My Computer for the current drive letter
assignment on your Windows desktop.
The DVD-ROM Drive (option)
The DVD-ROM (Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc -
Read Only Memory) is a type of optical media. It can hold
capacities ranging from 4.7 GB to a maximum of 17 GB, and
can support access rates from 600 Kilobytes per second to
1.2 Megabytes per second. It is backward-compatible with
CD-ROMs which means that DVD players can play not
only DVD-ROMs, but CD-ROMs, CD-I discs, video CDs,
and CD-R discs as well. DVD uses MPEG-2 to compress
video data.
Using Your CD/DVD Drive
Unlike floppy disks, CD/DVD discs can be used only for
putting data into your computer. Your Aspire computer
can use two types of CD-ROM discs: audio discs and data
discs. Data CDs can hold a lot of information and very
large programs. One CD can hold more information than
is contained on 450 floppy diskettes.