54 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.
• To view the files on the disc you inserted, click Start, My Computer, and
then double-click the DVD Writer/CD Writer drive icon.
• To open a particular program, click Start, choose All Programs, and then
click the program you want.
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.
NOTE: CD-R discs are more compatible with home and car stereos than CD-RW
discs.
• 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 are
fast, allowing quick recording times.
IMPORTANT: The DVD Writer/CD Writer drive can’t record to DVD-R, DVD-RW,
or DVD-RAM discs. When recording, use DVDs that have a “+” in their names.
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