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Using Your VAIO Computer >
Using the Optical Disc Drive
Supported Disc Media
Your computer plays and records CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray Disc
See the reference chart below to find out which type of optical disc drive supports which types of media.
CD-
Video
ROM
CD
DVD±RW/
P
P
±R DL/RAM
Blu-ray Disc P
P
Blu-ray Disc
P
P
Combo
*1
The DVD±RW/RAM disc drive on your computer does not support the DVD-RAM cartridge. Use non-cartridge discs or discs with a removable cartridge.
*2
Writing data to single-sided DVD-RAM discs (2.6 GB) compliant with DVD-RAM Version 1.0 is not supported.
DVD-RAM Version 2.2/12X-SPEED DVD-RAM Revision 5.0 disc is not supported.
*3
The Blu-ray Disc drive on your computer does not support BD-RE Disc media in Version 1.0 format and Blu-ray Disc media with a cartridge.
*4
Supports writing data to BD-R Version 1.1/1.2/1.3 discs (single-layer discs with the capacity of 25 GB, dual-layer discs with the capacity of 50 GB) and BD-RE Version
2.1 discs (single-layer discs with the capacity of 25 GB, dual-layer discs with the capacity of 50 GB).
*5
Writing data to Ultra Speed CD-RW discs is not supported.
Music
CD
CD-R/
DVD-
CD
Extra
RW
ROM
P
P
PR
P
P
P
PR
P
P
P
*5
P
PR
™
media, depending on the model you purchased.
DVD-
DVD-R/
DVD+R/
DVD+R DL
Video
RW
RW
(Double
Layer)
P
PR
PR
PR
P
PR
PR
PR
P
PR
PR
PR
PR: playable and recordable
P: playable but not recordable
–: not playable or recordable
DVD-R DL
DVD-
BD-
BD-R/RE
(Dual
*1 *2
ROM
RAM
Layer)
PR
PR
–
–
PR
PR
P
PR
PR
PR
P
P
n
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N
*3
*4
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