Optical Disc Drives - Toshiba Qosmio G40 User Manual

Optical disc drives

One of the following optical disc drives is provided in the computer: HD
DVD-ROM and HD DVD-R drives. This optical drive uses an ATAPI
interface controller for CD and DVD operation and has an indicator at its
front which will glows to indicate that it is in use.
For further information on loading and unloading discs, please refer to the
Using HD DVD-ROM drive and HD DVD-R drives
Operating Basics.
Region codes for DVD drives and media
HD DVD-ROM drive, HD DVD-R drives and their associated media are
manufactured according to the specifications of six marketing regions.
When you purchase DVD Video media you should ensure that it matches
the specification of your drive, otherwise it will not play properly.
Writable discs
This section describes the types of writable CD, DVD and HD DVD media
available, and should be used in conjunction with the specification of your
computer/optical drive in order to understand the type of discs that can be
written. Please refer to Chapter 4,
CDs
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CD-R media can only be written to once - the recorded data cannot
subsequently be erased or changed.
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CD-RW media, including multi-speed CD-RW discs, high-speed CD-
RW discs and ultra-speed CD-RW discs, can be recorded to more than
once.
User's Manual
Code Region
1 Canada, United States
2 Japan, Europe, South Africa, Middle East
3 South East Asia, East Asia
4 Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Central
America, South America, Caribbean
5 Russia, Indian Subcontinent, Africa, North Korea,
Mongolia
6 China
section in Chapter 4,
Operating Basics for further information.
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