Using Optical Discs - HP 4510s - ProBook - Celeron 1.8 GHz User Manual

Using optical discs

An optical drive, such as a DVD-ROM drive, supports optical discs (CDs and DVDs). These discs store
information, such as music, photos, and movies. DVDs have a higher storage capacity than CDs.
Your optical drive can read standard CD and DVD discs. If your optical drive is a Blu-ray Disc ROM
drive, it can also read Blu-ray discs (BDs).
NOTE: Some of the optical drives listed may not be supported by your computer. The listed drives are
not necessarily all of the supported optical drives.
Some optical drives can also write to optical discs as described in the following table.
Optical drive type
DVD+/-RW SuperMulti Double-
Layer LightScribe Drive*†
Blu-ray ROM DVD+/-RW
SuperMulti Double-Layer
LightScribe Drive*†
*Double-layer discs can store more data than single-layer discs. However, double-layer discs burned with this drive may not
be compatible with many single-layer DVD drivers and players.
†LightScribe discs must be purchased separately. LightScribe creates a grayscale image similar to black-and-white
photography.
CAUTION:
video playback functionality, do not initiate Sleep or Hibernation while reading a CD, DVD, or BD, or
writing to a CD or DVD.
Write to CD-RW
To prevent possible audio and video degradation, loss of information, or loss of audio or
Write to DVD±RW/R Write to DVD±RW
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Write label to
DL LightScribe CD or
DVD ±RW/R
Yes
Yes
Using optical discs
Yes
Yes
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