Optical Drive Quick Reference Table - HP Pavilion a6330 Getting Started

Optical Drive Quick Reference Table

Optical
drive can: CD-ROM CD-RW
Read CDs, Yes
CD-Rs, and
CD-RWs.
Read DVDs. No
Read data on Yes
a CD.
Play music. Yes
Record data No
or music to
disc for
storage or
backup.
View DVD No
movies.
Record DVD No
movies.
Play games. Yes
Create No
LightScribe
label.
Play No
Blu-ray DVD.
Play No
HD DVD.
Record No
data to
Blu-ray disc.
Record HD No
data to DVD.
DVD- DVD-
ROM RAM
Yes Yes Yes
No Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes
Yes No Yes
No Yes Yes
No No Yes
Yes Yes No
No No No
No No No
No No No
No No No
No No No
Double-
DVD+RW/+R layer
DVD-RW/-R DVD
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
No No
No No
No No
No No
No No
Combo
CD-RW/ LightScribe
DVD DVD+RW/+R
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
No Yes
Yes Yes
No Yes
No No
No No
No No
No No
Using CD and DVD Media Drives
BD HD
DVD+RW/+R
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
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