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Optical disc drive, Optical disc drive -10, Region codes for dvd drives and media – Toshiba Satellite P100 (PSPAD) User Manual

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User’s Manual

The Grand Tour

Optical Disc drive

One of the following optical disc drives is installed in the computer:

DVD-ROM & CD-R/RW drive or DVD Super Multi drive (either single layer

or double layer support, depending on the configuration of your computer).

An ATAPI interface controller is used for CD/DVD-ROM operation. When

the computer is accessing a disc, an indicator on the drive glows.

Region codes for DVD drives and media

The disc drive and its 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 discs. Check the specifications

for your drive to for the type of discs it can write. Refer to Chapter 4,

Operating Basics

.

CDs

CD-R discs can be written only once. The recorded data cannot be

erased or changed.

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 is maximum 24-speed.

DVDs

DVD-R and DVD+R discs can be written only once. The recorded data

cannot be erased or changed.

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

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