Dvd-Rom Drive Module (Optional); Cd-Rom Drive - Asus M8 User Manual

CD-ROM Drive

The Notebook PC includes a CD-ROM module. The CD-ROM drive can support all the popular
formats: Audio/Music CDs; Photo CDs; MS-DOS MSCDEX Mode 1 and Mode 2; CD-ROM/XA;
CD-I; and Video CDs.
CD Activity LED
CD-ROM Eject
Emergency Eject

DVD-ROM Drive Module (optional)

The Notebook PC allows for a DVD-ROM module to be purchased instead of the CD-ROM or
purchased at a later time. The DVD-ROM allows the use of both CD-ROM and DVD discs.
DVD, short for digital versatile disc or digital videodisc, is a new type of CD-ROM that holds a
minimum of 4.7GB, enough for a full-length movie or hours of music. The DVD specification
supports discs with capacities from 4.7GB to 17GB and access rates up to 22.16MBps. With these
capacities and access rates, DVD discs can provide you with dramatically-enhanced high-color,
full-motion videos, better graphics, sharper pictures, and Dolby® Digital Surround for a theater-
like experience.
MPEG, short for Moving Pictures Experts Group, is a standard for compressing video. MPEG2 is
used in DVD movies and is a broadcast-quality standard that provides better resolution than VHS
tapes.
The region setting may be changed up to five times using the viewer software. The Notebook PC's
DVD drive is only single-sided; double-sided DVD (8.5GB and higher) requires reversing the disc
in order to access the reverse side. For more specifications, please see the Appendix at the end of
this User's Manual.
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