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Using the CD or DVD drive

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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 contains one of the following drive types. Look on the
front of the drive for one of the following logos:

CD drive

Use a CD drive for installing programs,
playing audio CDs, and accessing data.

You cannot use this drive to create CDs
or DVDs or play DVDs.

DVD drive

Use a DVD drive for 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

Use a combination DVD/CD-RW drive for
installing programs, playing audio CDs,
playing DVDs, accessing data, and
recording music and data to CD-R or
CD-RW discs.

You cannot use this drive to create DVDs.

For more information, see

“Creating CDs

and DVDs using Nero Express” on
page 115

.

Combination
DVD-RW/CD-RW
drive

Use a combination DVD-RW/CD-RW
drive for 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-RAM, DVD-R, or DVD-RW
discs. For more information, see

“Creating CDs and DVDs using Nero
Express” on page 115

.

ROM/R/RW