Optical Drive; Identifying The Installed Optical Drive - HP HDX X16-1000 - Premium Notebook PC User Manual

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Optical drive

Your computer includes an optical drive that expands the functionality of the computer. Identify what
kind of device is installed in your computer to see its capabilities. The optical drive allows you to read
data discs, play music, and watch movies. If your computer includes a Blu-ray Disc, also known as BD,
drive, then you can also watch high-definition video from disc.

Identifying the installed optical drive

Select Start > Computer.
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You will see a list of all the devices installed on your computer, including your optical drive. You may
have one of the following types of drives:
●
DVD±RW SuperMulti Double Layer (DL) Lightscribe Drive
NOTE:
discs burned with this drive may not be compatible with many existing single-layer DVD drives and
players.
● Blu-ray Disc (BD) R/RE SuperMulti Drive
● Blu-ray Disc (BD) ROM Drive with SuperMulti DVD±R/RW Double Layer (DL) support
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Blu-ray Disc (BD) ROM Drive with LightScribe/SuperMulti DVD±R/RW Double Layer (DL) support
NOTE: Some of the drives listed above may not be supported by your computer.
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Double-layer discs can store more data than single-layer discs. However, double-layer