Gateway 400SD4 Update Manual

Using a Recordable Drive

You can use your CD-RW, DVD/CD-RW, or DVD-RAM/-R/-RW/CD-RW drive
to create data CDs, music CDs, or copies of CDs. You can use your
DVD-RAM/-R/-RW/CD-RW drive to create data or video DVDs.

Identifying drive types

Your Gateway notebook may contain one of the following drive types.
Look on the front of the drive for one of the following logos:
CD drive
CD-RW drive
(recordable
CD drive)
DVD drive
Combination
DVD/CD-RW
drive
(recordable
CD drive)
Use a CD drive for installing
programs, playing audio CDs, and
accessing data.
You cannot use this drive to create
CDs or DVDs or play DVDs.
Use a CD-RW drive for installing
programs, playing audio CDs,
accessing data, and recording music
and data to CD-R or CD-RW discs.
You cannot use this drive to create or
play DVDs.
Use a DVD drive for installing
programs, playing audio CDs, playing
DVDs, and accessing data.
You cannot use this drive to create
CDs or DVDs.
Use a combination DVD/CD-RW
drive for installing programs, playing
audio CDs, playing DVDs, accessing
data, and recording music and data to
CD-R or CD-RW discs.
You cannot use this drive to create
DVDs.
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