Optical Drive (Select Models Only); Identifying The Optical Drive; Using Optical Discs (Cds, Dvds, And Bds) - HP EliteBook User Manual

Optical drive (select models only)

Your computer may include an optical drive that expands the functionality of the computer. The optical
drive allows you to read data discs, play music, and watch movies.

Identifying the optical drive

Select Start > My Computer.
▲
You will see a list of all the devices installed on your computer. You may have one of the following types
of drives:
●
DVD-ROM Drive
●
DVD±RW SuperMulti Double-Layer (DL) with LightScribe Drive
NOTE:
discs burned with this drive may not be compatible with many existing single-layer DVD drives and
players.
● Blu-ray ROM DVD±RW SuperMulti DL Drive
NOTE: Some of these drives may not be supported by your computer.

Using optical discs (CDs, DVDs, and BDs)

An optical drive, such as a DVD-ROM drive, supports optical discs (CDs and DVDs). These discs store
information, such as music, photos, and movies. DVDs have a higher storage capacity than CDs.
Your optical drive can read standard CD and DVD discs. If your optical drive is a Blu-ray Disc (BD) drive,
it can also read BDs.
NOTE: Some of the optical drives listed may not be supported by your computer. The listed drives are
not necessarily all of the supported optical drives.
Some optical drives can also write to optical discs as described in the following table.
Optical drive type
DVD-ROM Drive
DVD±RW
SuperMulti DL‡
LightScribe† Drive
Blu-ray RW Drive
Blu-ray ROM with
LightScribe† Drive
*Includes DVD+R DL, DVD+RW/R, and DVD-RAM.
†LightScribe discs must be purchased separately. LightScribe creates a grayscale image similar to black-and-white
photography.
‡Double-layer discs can store more data than single-layer discs. However, double-layer discs burned with this drive may not
be compatible with many single-layer DVD drivers and players.
Double-layer discs can store more data than single-layer discs. However, double-layer
Read CD Write to
and DVD- CD-RW
ROM
media
Yes No
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes No
Write to Write label to
DVD* LightScribe CD or
DVD
No No
Yes Yes
Yes No
No Yes
Optical drive (select models only)
Read BD Write to BD R/RE
No No
No No
Yes Yes
Yes No
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