Chapter 4: Using Drives and Ports
Using the CD or DVD drive
You can use your notebook to enjoy a wide variety of multimedia features.
Identifying drive types
Your Gateway notebook may contain one of the following drive types.
Look on the front of the drive for one or more of the following logos:
If your drive has this logo...
ROM/R/RW
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This is your drive type...
Combination
DVD/CD-RW drive
Multi-format
±
DVD
RW/CD-RW
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Use your drive for...
Installing programs,
playing audio CDs,
playing DVDs, accessing
data, and recording music
and data to recordable
CDs. You cannot use this
drive to create DVDs.
Installing programs,
playing audio CDs,
playing DVDs, accessing
data, recording music and
data to CD-R or CD-RW
discs, and recording video
and data to DVD-R,
DVD-RW, DVD+R, or
DVD+RW discs.
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