Using The Dvd Drive; Identifying Drive Types - Gateway 8510GH User Manual

Chapter 4: Using Drives and Ports

Using the DVD drive

You can use your notebook to enjoy a wide variety of multimedia features.
Important

Identifying drive types

Your Gateway notebook may contain one of the following drive types.
Look on the front of the drive for one or more of the following logos:
If your drive has this logo...
ROM/R/RW
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Some music CDs have copy protection software. You may
not be able to play these CDs on your notebook.
This is your drive type...
Combination
DVD/CD-RW drive
Multi-format
±
DVD RW/CD-RW drive
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Use your drive for...
Installing programs,
playing audio CDs,
playing DVDs, accessing
data, and recording music
and data to recordable
CDs. You cannot use this
drive to create DVDs.
Installing programs,
playing audio CDs,
playing DVDs, accessing
data, recording music and
data to CD-R or CD-RW
discs, and recording video
and data to DVD-R,
DVD+R, DVD-RW, or
DVD+RW discs.