Gateway 706ge User Guide
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Using the CD or DVD drive
Using the CD or DVD drive
You can use your computer to enjoy a wide variety of multimedia features.
Identifying drive types
Your Gateway computer may contain one of the following drive types. Look on the front
of the drive for one or more of the following logos:
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.
accessing data.
CD-RW drive
Installing programs, playing audio CDs,
accessing data, and creating CDs.
accessing data, and creating CDs.
DVD/CD-RW drive
Installing programs, playing audio CDs,
accessing data, creating CDs, and playing
DVDs.
accessing data, creating CDs, and playing
DVDs.
DVD drive
Installing programs, playing audio CDs,
playing DVDs, and accessing data.
playing DVDs, and accessing data.
DVD+RW
Installing programs, playing audio CDs,
playing DVDs, accessing data, and recording
video and data to DVD+R or DVD+RW discs.
playing DVDs, accessing data, and recording
video and data to DVD+R or DVD+RW discs.
DVD R/RW drive
Installing programs, playing audio CDs,
playing DVDs, accessing data, and recording
video and data to DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R,
and DVD-RW discs.
playing DVDs, accessing data, and recording
video and data to DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R,
and DVD-RW discs.
Double layer DVD+RW
Installing programs, playing audio CDs,
playing DVDs, accessing data, and recording
video and data to double layer DVD+R discs.
playing DVDs, accessing data, and recording
video and data to double layer 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.
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.