Fujitsu Siemens Computers V2020 - Manual (Page 35)

Using your notebook
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Optical drive
Your notebook is delivered with an optical drive. Depending on the variant, your notebook is
equipped with a combo drive (CD-RW/DVD), a DVD+RW drive or a DVD±RW dual drive.
Optical 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 Compact Disc - Read Only Memory. A CD-ROM is an optical data storage device
that can contain a maximum of 700 Mbytes. These data cannot be changed.
CD-R
Abbreviation for Compact Disc Recordable. A CD-R is an optical data storage device that can only
be written with a maximum of 700 Mbytes of data. Then these data cannot be changed, but can be
read as often as desired.
CD-RW
Abbreviation for Compact Disc ReWriteable. A CD-RW is an optical data storage device that can be
written with a maximum of 700 Mbyte 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 Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc. A DVD is an optical data storage
medium that can contain a maximum of 17 Gbytes of data. These data cannot be changed.
DVD+R/DVD-R
Abbreviation for Digital Versatile Disc Recordable or Digital Video Disc Recordable. 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 Gbytes of data. Then these data cannot be changed, but can be read as often as desired.
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DVD+R and DVD-R are different standards. DVD+Rs and DVD-Rs can only be written by
drives which support the respective standard.
DVD+RW/DVD-RW
Abbreviation for Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc ReWriteable. A DVD+RW or a DVD-RW
is an optical data storage device that can be written with a maximum of 4.7 Gbytes of data virtually
an unlimited number of times. This means the data can be deleted and changed.
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DVD+RW and DVD-RW are different standards. DVD+RWs and DVD-RWs can only be
written by drives which support the respective standard.