Using A Dvd Drive - Gateway NV-52 Reference Manual

If your drive has this
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ROM/R/RW

Using a DVD drive

that help control DVD title exports and help reduce illegal disc
distribution. To be able to play a prerecorded DVD, the disc's
regional code and your DVD drive's regional code must match.
The regional code on your DVD drive is determined by your
notebook's delivery address. The regional code for the United States
and Canada is 1. The regional code for Mexico is 4. Your DVD drive's
regional code must match the regional code of the disc. The regional
code for the disc is on the disc, disc documentation, or packaging.
sure that the label side is facing up. If the disc has two playable sides,
place the disc so the name of the side you want to play is facing up.
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This is your drive
type...
Multi-format
double layer
DVD±RW drive
Blu-ray disc
Important
Prerecorded DVD discs and DVD drives contain regional codes
Important
When you place a single-sided disc in the tray or slot, make
Use your drive for...
Installing programs,
playing audio CDs, playing
DVDs, accessing data,
recording music and data
to CD-R or CD-RW discs,
and recording video and
data to DVD-R, DVD+R,
DVD-RW, DVD+RW, or
double layer DVD+R or
DVD-R discs.
Note: To use the double
layer capability of the
double layer recordable
DVD drive, the blank DVDs
you purchase must state
Double Layer, Dual Layer,
or DL. Using other types of
blank media will result in
less capacity.
Installing programs,
playing audio CDs, playing
Blu-ray
DVDs and
accessing data, and
recording video and data
to CDs, DVD-RAM, DVD-R,
Blu-ray
DVD-RW, and
discs.
Discs,
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