Optical Disc Drives; Region Codes For Dvd Drives And Media; Writable Discs - Toshiba TECRA S5 User Manual

Optical disc drives

The computer is installed with either a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM&CD-R/RW or
DVD Super Multi drive. An ATAPI interface controller is used for CD/DVD-
ROM operation. When the computer is accessing a CD/DVD, an indicator
on the drive glows.
For information on loading and unloading discs refer to the
disc drives

Region codes for DVD drives and media

DVD-ROM&CD-R/RW, DVD Super Multi drives and their associated 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.

Writable discs

This section describes the types of writable CD/DVD discs. Check the
specifications of your drive to see the types of discs it can write. Use
TOSHIBA Disc Creator to write compact discs. Refer to Chapter 4,
Operating
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CD-R discs can be written only once. The recorded data cannot be
erased or changed.
CD-RW discs including multi speed CD-RW discs, high-speed CD-RW
discs and ultra-speed CD-RW discs can be recorded more than once.
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
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