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Using the cd or dvd drive, Identifying drive types – Gateway M460 User Manual

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Chapter 4: Using Drives and Ports

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If your notebook is on, click

OK

to continue working on your

notebook.

- OR -

If your notebook is off, turn it on.

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.

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.

Recordable DVD Drive

Installing programs,
playing audio CDs,
playing DVDs, accessing
data, recording music and
data to recordable CDs,
and recording video and
data to recordable DVDs.