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2-10 User’s Manual
The Grand Tour
Optical Disc drive
The computer will either have a CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive, or a single layer
or dual layer DVD Super Multi drive supporting ±R Double Layer depending
on its configuration. An ATAPI interface controller is used for the operation
of these optical drives. 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. Use Record Now! to write
compact discs. 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 1x, 2x, or
4x multi-speed CD-RW discs or high-speed 4x to 10x discs. The write
speed of ultra-speed CD-RW discs is a maximum of 24x speed.
Caps Lock The Caps Lock LED lights when you press the
Caps Lock key. When this light is on, pressing a
letter key on the keyboard produces an
uppercase (capital) letter.
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