Using your notebook
CD/DVD data storage formats and CD/DVD drive
(device-specific)
DC/DVD data storage formats
Your notebook is delivered with an CD/DVD drive. Depending on the variant, your notebook is
equipped with a combined CDR W/DVD drive or a multi format DVD drive with double layer support.
CD/DVD drives can either only read or both read and write different CDs or DVDs. The meaning of
the respective CD and DVD types is described in the following:
CD-ROM
Abbreviation for
C
ompact
D
isc –
R
ead
O
nly
M
emory. A CD-ROM is an optical data storage device
that can contain a maximum of 700 MB. These data cannot be changed.
CD-R
Abbreviation for
C
ompact
D
isc
R
ecordable. A CD-R is an optical data storage device that can only
be written with a maximum of 700 MB of data. Then these data cannot be changed, but can be read
as often as desired.
CD-RW
Abbreviation for
C
ompact
D
isc
R
e
W
riteable. A CD-RW is an optical data storage device that can be
written with a maximum of 700 MB of data a virtually unlimited number of times. This means the data
can be deleted and changed.
DVD (DVD-ROM and DVD video)
Abbreviation for
D
igital
V
ersatile
D
isc or
D
igital
V
ideo
D
isc. A DVD is an optical data storage medium
that can contain a maximum of 17 GB of data. These data cannot be changed.
DVD+R/DVD-R
Abbreviation for
D
igital
V
ersatile
D
isc
R
ecordable or
D
igital
V
ideo
D
isc
R
ecordable. A DVD+R or a
DVD-R is an optical data storage device that can only be written once with a maximum of 4.7 GB of
data. Then these data cannot be changed, but can be read as often as desired.
DVD+R and DVD-R are different standards. DVD+Rs and DVD-Rs can only be written by
drives which support the respective standard.
i
DVD+RW/DVD-RW
Abbreviation for
D
igital
V
ersatile
D
isc or
D
igital
V
ideo
D
isc
R
e
W
riteable. A DVD+RW or a DVD-RW
is an optical data storage device that can be written with a maximum of 4.7 GB of data virtually an
unlimited number of times. This means the data can be deleted and changed.
DVD+RW and DVD-RW are different standards. DVD+RWs and DVD-RWs can only be
written by drives which support the respective standard.
i
DVD+R DL / DVD-R DL (Double Layer)
Abbreviation for
D
igital
V
ersatile
D
isc
R
ecordable
D
ouble
L
ayer or
D
igital
V
ideo
D
isc
R
ecordable
D
ouble
L
ayer. A DVD+R DL or a DVD-R DL is an optical data storage device that can only be written
once with a maximum of 8.5 GB of data. Then these data cannot be changed, but can be read as
often as desired.
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