Optical Media Drive; Region Codes For Dvd Drives And Media; Writable Discs - Toshiba Satellite M40 User Manual

Optical Media drive

One of the following optical media drives is installed in the computer: CD-
RW/DVD-ROM drive, DVD-ROM drive, DVD +-R/+-RW drive, DVD Super
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.

Region codes for DVD drives and media

CD-RW/DVD-ROM, DVD-ROM, DVD +-R/+-RW drive, DVD Super Multi
drive 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
2
3
4
5
6

Writable discs

This section describes the types of writable CD/DVD discs. Check the
specifications for your drive to for the type of discs it can write. Use
RecordNow! Basic for TOSHIBA to write compact discs. Refer to Chapter
4, Operating
CDs
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CD-R discs can be written only once. The recorded data cannot be
erased or changed.
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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 (Ultra-speed is CD-RW/DVD-
ROM drive only) is maximum 24-speed.
DVDs
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DVD-R, DVD+R and DVD+R DL discs can be written only once. The
recorded data cannot be erased or changed.
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DVD-RW, DVD+RW and DVD-RAM discs can be recorded more than
once.
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