74 Getting Started Guide
Here are some of the other options you can choose to view the files on the disc you
inserted:
• Click Start, My Computer, and then right-click the DVD Writer/
CD Writer drive icon and choose Explore.
• Click Start, My Computer, and then double-click the DVD Writer/
CD Writer drive icon.
Using Compatibility Information
An important feature of a DVD Writer/CD Writer drive is its high level of
compatibility with other optical drives and CD and DVD players.
• The CDs that you create play in most home and car stereos and in most
computer DVD-ROM and CD-ROM drives.
• The DVDs that you create are compatible with some DVD video players and
with most computer DVD-ROM drives.
Your DVD Writer/CD Writer drive is able to read from and record to almost every
type of optical disc. Writing speed rates for the DVD Writer/CD Writer drive allow
quick recording times.
Identifying Compatible File Formats
Your DVD Writer/CD Writer drive can read and record the following audio formats:
• WAV, MP3, WMA, and CDA for CDs
• WAV, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, WMA, and Layer 2 files for DVDs
Your DVD Writer/CD Writer drive can read and record the following video formats:
• MPEG-1 and MPEG-2
• AVI and WMV
NOTE: CD-R discs are compatible with more home and car stereos than
CD-RW discs.