Chapter 1. About The Cd-Rw/Dvd Drive; Product Registration; Product Description - IBM ThinkPad CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo IV Ultrabay 2000 Drive User Manual

Chapter 1. About the CD-RW/DVD drive

This manual provides information on registering, installing, and using the
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IBM ThinkPad CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo IV Ultrabay 2000 Drive, and is
available on the Software and User's Guide CD in the following languages:
v English
v French
v German
v Italian
v Japanese
v Spanish
v Brazilian Portuguese
v Simplified Chinese
v Traditional Chinese
The appendixes of this guide contain warranty information and legal notices.

Product registration

Thank you for purchasing this IBM product. Take a few moments to register
your product and provide information that will help us to better serve you in
the future. Your feedback helps us develop better products and services, and
helps us develop better ways to communicate with you. Register your option
on the http://www.ibm.com/pc/register/ IBM Web site.
You will receive information and updates on your registered product unless
you indicate on the Web site that you do not want to receive further
information.

Product description

The IBM ThinkPad CD-RW/DVD Combo IV Ultrabay 2000 Drive can write to
and read from CD-RW and CD-Recordable (CD-R) discs, and can read
mass-produced, stamped CDs and DVDs. This drive can also read DVD-RAM,
DVD-R, and DVD-RW formatted media.
The drive writes to CD-R and CD-RW discs at different speeds. CD-R media
can be written at 24X Max speeds, while CD-RW media can be written and
rewritten at 10X Max speeds. CD media can be read at 24X Max speeds, while
DVD media can be read at 8X Max speeds. This drive also features buffer
underrun protection which helps minimize recording errors.
In addition to this book, you should have received the following:
v CD-RW/DVD drive
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