Optical disc drives, Optical disc drives -13, Region codes for dvd drives and media – Toshiba Satellite Pro S200 User Manual
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Optical disc drives
The computer is installed with either a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM&CD-R/RW or
DVD Super Multi drive. An ATAPI interface controller is used for
CD/DVD-ROM operation. When the computer is accessing a CD/DVD, an
indicator on the drive glows.
For information on loading and unloading discs refer to the
section in Chapter 4,
.
Region codes for DVD drives and media
DVD-ROM&CD-R/RW, DVD Super Multi drives and their associated 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 of your drive to see the types 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 including multi speed CD-RW discs, high-speed CD-RW
discs and ultra-speed CD-RW discs can be recorded more than once.
DVDs
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DVD-R and DVD+R 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