Gateway 4012gz Reference Guide

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CHAPTER 4: Using Drives and Accessories
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Using the CD or DVD drive
You can use your notebook to enjoy a wide variety of 
multimedia features.
Identifying drive types
Your Gateway notebook may contain one of the following drive 
types. Look on the front of the drive for one or more of the 
following logos:
If your drive has this 
logo...
This is your drive 
type...
Use your drive for...
CD drive
Installing programs, playing 
audio CDs, and accessing data. 
You cannot use this drive to 
create CDs or DVDs or play 
DVDs.
DVD drive
Installing programs, playing 
audio CDs, playing DVDs, and 
accessing data. You cannot 
use this drive to create CDs or 
DVDs.
Combination 
DVD/CD-RW drive
Installing programs, playing 
audio CDs, playing DVDs, 
accessing data, and recording 
music and data to recordable 
CDs. You cannot use this drive 
to create DVDs.
Multi-format 
double layer 
DVD±RW drive
Installing programs, playing 
audio CDs, playing DVDs, 
accessing data, recording 
music and data to CD-R or 
CD-RW discs, and recording 
video and data to DVD-R, 
DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, or 
double layer DVD+R or DVD-R 
discs.
Note: To use the double layer 
capability of the double layer 
recordable DVD drive, the 
blank DVDs you purchase must 
state Double Layer, Dual Layer, 
or DL. Using other types of 
blank media will result in less 
capacity.
ROM/R/RW