Optical Drive Quick Reference
Optical drive can
Read CDs, CD-Rs, and
CD-RWs
Read DVDs
Read data on a CD
Play music
Record data or music to disc
for storage
View DVD movies
Record DVD movies
Play PC games
CD-RW,
CD-ROM
CD-R
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
DVD-ROM
DVD+RW/+R
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Creating DVDs and CDs
Combo
CD-RW/DVD
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
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