Cd/Dvd Drive - Fujitsu Siemens Computers AMILO L Series Operating Manual

CD/DVD drive

Your notebook is delivered with an CD/DVD drive. Depending on the variant, your notebook is
equipped with a combo drive (CD-RW/DVD), a DVD+RW drive, a DVD±RW dual drive, or a Multi-
format DVD burner with double layer support.
CD/DVD drives can either only read or both read and write different CDs or DVDs. The meaning of
the respective CD and DVD types is described in the following:
CD-ROM
Abbreviation for Compact Disc - Read Only Memory. A CD-ROM is an optical data storage device
that can contain a maximum of 700 Mbytes. These data cannot be changed.
CD-R
Abbreviation for Compact Disc Recordable. A CD-R is an optical data storage device that can only
be written with a maximum of 700 Mbytes of data. Then these data cannot be changed, but can be
read as often as desired.
CD-RW
Abbreviation for Compact Disc ReWriteable. A CD-RW is an optical data storage device that can be
written with a maximum of 700 Mbyte of data a virtually unlimited number of times. This means the
data can be deleted and changed.
DVD (DVD-ROM and DVD video)
Abbreviation for Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc. A DVD is an optical data storage
medium that can contain a maximum of 17 Gbytes of data. These data cannot be changed.
DVD+R/DVD-R
Abbreviation for Digital Versatile Disc Recordable or Digital Video Disc Recordable. A DVD+R or a
DVD-R is an optical data storage device that can only be written once with a maximum of
4.7 Gbytes of data. Then these data cannot be changed, but can be read as often as desired.
DVD+R and DVD-R are different standards. DVD+Rs and DVD-Rs can only be written by
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drives which support the respective standard.
DVD+RW/DVD-RW
Abbreviation for Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc + ReWriteable. A DVD+RW or a DVD-
RW is an optical data storage device that can be written with a maximum of 4.7 Gbytes of data
virtually an unlimited number of times. This means the data can be deleted and changed.
DVD+RW and DVD-RW are different standards. DVD+RWs and DVD-RWs can only be
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written by drives which support the respective standard.
DVD+R DL (Double Layer)
Abbreviation for Digital Versatile Disc Recordable Double Layer or Digital Video Disc Recordable
Double Layer. A DVD+R DL is an optical data storage device that can only be written with a
maximum of 8.5 Gbytes of data. Then these data cannot be changed, but can be read as often as
desired.
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