Using Optical Drives (Select Models Only) - HP Compaq 6720t User Manual

Using optical drives (select models only)

An optical drive, such as a DVD-ROM drive, supports optical discs (CDs and DVDs). These discs store
or transport information and play music and movies. DVDs have a higher storage capacity than CDs.
All optical drives can read from optical discs, as described in the following table.
Optical drive type
DVD-ROM
CAUTION:
functionality, do not initiate Standby while reading from a CD or DVD.
If Standby is initiated during playback of a disc, you may experience the following behaviors:
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Your playback may be interrupted.
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You may see a warning message asking if you want to continue. If this message is displayed, click
No.
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You may need to restart the CD or DVD to resume audio and video playback.
Read from CD and
DVD-ROM discs
Yes
To prevent possible audio and video degradation, or loss of audio or video playback
Write to CD-RW discs Write to DVD±RW
discs
No No
Using optical drives (select models only)
Write to DVD+R DL
discs
No
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