Compatibility Information; Disc Quick Reference - HP Compaq Presario,Presario S7300 Supplementary Manual

Compatibility Information

An important feature of the DVD Writer/ CD Writer
drive is its high level of compatibility with other optical
drives and CD and DVD players.
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The CDs that you create play in most home and
car stereos and in most computer DVD-ROM and
CD-ROM drives.
CD-R discs are more compatible with home
NOTE:
and car stereos than CD-RW discs are.
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The DVDs that you create are compatible with
some DVD video players and with most computer
DVD-ROM drives.
Your DVD Writer/CD Writer drive is able to read
from and record to several types of optical discs.
Writing speed rates for the DVD Writer/CD Writer
drive are fast, allowing quick recording times.
The DVD Writer/CD Writer drive
IMPORTANT:
can't record to DVD-R, DVD-RW, or DVD-RAM discs.
The DVD Writer can read a DVD-R and DVD-RW
discs, but when recording, use a DVD that has a "+"
in the name.
Compatible File Formats
Your DVD Writer/CD Writer drive can read and
record the following audio formats:
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WAV, MP3, WMA, and CDA for CDs
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WAV, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, WMA, and Layer 2 files
for DVDs
Your DVD Writer/CD Writer drive can read and
record the following video formats:
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MPEG-1 and MPEG-2
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AVI and WMV

Disc Quick Reference

Your PC can read and record to DVD+RW, DVD+R,
CD-RW, and CD-R discs in the DVD Writer/CD Writer
drive.
Your PC can also read DVD-RW and DVD-R discs.
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Creating DVDs and CDs
DVD+R discs
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Can't be erased or written to again. Some
programs, like RecordNow!, allow you to record
data in multiple sessions until the disc is full.
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Can't edit a DVD+R that has been recorded as a
DVD movie.
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Hold up to 4.7 GB — the equivalent of seven CDs.
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Record up to 2 hours of video files, depending on
the quality of the recording.
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Are compatible with more DVD drives and players
than a DVD+RW disc is.
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Can be used to back up your hard disk drive files.
DVD+RW discs
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Can be erased and rewritten.
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Can hold up to 4.7 GB — equivalent of seven CDs.
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Record up to 2 hours of video files, depending on
the quality of the recording.
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Can be used to back up hard disk drive files that
you can update periodically.
CD-R discs
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Can't be erased or written to again. Some
programs, like RecordNow!, allow you to record
data in multiple sessions until the disc is full.
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Can hold about 80 minutes of music files, or up to
99 tracks.
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Can hold 700 MB of data, depending on the CD.
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Can be used to create storage discs for your hard
disk drive files.
CD-RW discs
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Can be erased or rewritten.
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Can hold about 80 minutes of music files, or up to
99 tracks.
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Can hold 700 MB of data, depending on the CD.
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Can be used to create storage discs for your hard
disk drive files.