Optical Disc Drive; Writable Discs - Toshiba A200 Series User Manual

Optical Disc drive

The computer has a dual layer DVD Super Multi drive supporting ±R
Double Layer. An ATAPI interface controller is used for the operation of
these optical drives. When the computer is accessing a disc, an indicator
on the drive glows.
Region codes for DVD drives and media
The disc drive and its media are manufactured according to the
specifications of six marketing regions. When you purchase DVD-Video,
make sure it matches your drive, otherwise it will not play properly.
Code
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Writable discs

This section describes the types of writable discs. Check the specifications
for your drive to for the type of discs it can write. Use TOSHIBA Disc
Creator to write compact discs. Refer to Chapter 4,
CDs
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DVDs
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Region
Canada, United States
Japan, Europe, South Africa, Middle East
Southeast Asia, East Asia
Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Central America,
South America, Caribbean
Russia, Indian Subcontinent, Africa, North Korea, Mongolia
China
CD-R discs can be written only once. The recorded data cannot be
erased or changed.
CD-RW discs can be recorded more than once. Use either 1x, 2x, or 4x
multi-speed CD-RW discs or high-speed 4x to 10x discs. The write
speed of ultra-speed CD-RW discs is a maximum of 24x speed.
DVD-R and DVD+R discs can be written only once. The recorded data
cannot be erased or changed.
DVD-RW, DVD+RW and DVD-RAM discs can be recorded more than
once.
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