Using Blank Cds And Dvds - Dell Dimension 5150 Owner's Manual

Using Blank CDs and DVDs

CD-RW drives can write to CD recording media only (including high-speed CD-RW) while DVD-writable
drives can write to both CD and DVD recording media.
Use blank CD-Rs to record music or permanently store data files. After creating a CD-R, you cannot
write to that CD-R again (see the Sonic documentation for more information). Use blank CD-RWs to
write to CDs or to erase, rewrite, or update data on CDs.
Blank DVD+/-Rs can be used to permanently store large amounts of information. After you create a
DVD+/-R disc, you may not be able to write to that disc again if the disc is "finalized" or "closed" during
the final stage of the disc creation process. Use blank DVD+/-RWs if you plan to erase, rewrite, or
update information on that disc later.
CD-Writable Drives
Media Type
CD-R
CD-RW
DVD-Writable Drives
Media Type
CD-R
CD-RW
DVD+R
DVD-R
DVD+RW
DVD-RW
DVD+R DL
DVD-R DL
DVD-RAM
Read
Yes
Yes
Read
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Maybe
Maybe
Write
Yes
Yes
Write
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
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Rewritable
No
Yes
Rewritable
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
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