eMachines 13 User Manual
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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 computer may contain one of the following drive types. Look on the front of the
drive for one or more of the following logos:
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.
and 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.
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.