Optical disc drive, Optical disc drive -12 – Toshiba Satellite Pro L300 User Manual
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L300/L300D series
Optical disc drive
When the computer is accessing a CD/DVD, an indicator on the drive
glows.
Region codes for DVD drives and media
Optical disc drive and media are manufactured according to the
specifications of six marketing regions. When you purchase DVD-Video,
make sure it matches your drive, otherwise it will not play properly.
Writable discs
This section describes the types of writable CD/DVD discs. Check the
specifications for your drive to for the type of discs it can write. Use
TOSHIBA Disc Creator to write compact discs. Refer to Chapter 4,
.
CDs
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CD-R discs can be written only once. The recorded data cannot be
erased or changed.
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CD-RW discs can be recorded more than once. Use either 1, 2,
or 4 multi speed CD-RW discs or high-speed 4 to 10 speed discs. The
write speed of the ultra-speed CD-RW discs for CD-RW/DVD-ROM
drive is maximum 24 speed, for DVD Super Multi(+-R DL) drive is
maximum 16 speed.
DVDs
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DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-R DL and DVD+R DL discs can be written only
once. The recorded data cannot be erased or changed.
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DVD-RW, DVD+RW and DVD-RAM discs can be recorded more than
once.
Code
Region
1
Canada, United States
2
Japan, Europe, South Africa, Middle East
3
Southeast Asia, East Asia
4
Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Central America,
South America, Caribbean
5
Russia, Indian Subcontinent, Africa, North Korea,
Mongolia
6
China