User’s Manual
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NTRODUCTION
Disks
Hard disk drive The computer has an integrated, 2 1/2" hard disk drive
(HDD) for nonvolatile storage of data and software. It
comes in the following sizes.
• 40.0 GB (37.26 billion bytes)
• 60.0 GB (55.89 billion bytes)
• 80.0 GB (74.52 billion bytes)
• 100.0 GB (93.15 billion bytes)
• 120.0 GB (111.78 billion bytes)
Diskette drive 3 1/2" 1.44-megabyte or 720-kilobyte connects to the
USB port. (Windows
®
XP does not support 720-kilo-
byte diskettes.)
DVD-ROM drive A full-size, DVD-ROM drive module lets you run either
digital versatile or compact disks without using an adap-
tor. It runs DVD-ROMs at maximum 8 speed and CD-
ROMs at maximum 24 speed. This drive supports the
same formats as the CD-ROM drive plus the following:
• DVD-ROM • DVD-Video
CD-RW/DVD-
ROM drive
Some models are equipped with a full-size, CD-RW/
DVD-ROM drive module that lets you run CD/DVDs
without using an adaptor. It reads DVD-ROMs at maxi-
mum 8 speed and CD-ROMs at maximum 24 speed. It
writes CD-R at up to 24 speed and CD-RW at up to 24
speed. See Chapter 4, Operating Basics, for details. For
reading, this drive supports the same formats as the
DVD-ROM drive.
DVD +-R/+-RW
drive
Some models are equipped with a full-size DVD +-R/+-
RW drive module that lets you record data to rewritable
CD/DVDs as well as run either 12 cm (4.72") or 8 cm
(3.15") CD/DVDs without using an adaptor. It reads
DVD-ROMs at maximum 8 speed and CD-ROMs at
maximum 24 speed. It writes CD-R at up to 24 speed,
CD-RW at up to 24 speed, DVD-R at up to 8 speed and
DVD-RW at maximum 4 speed.
DVD+R at up to 8 speed and DVD+RW at maximum 4
speed. This drive supports the same formats as the
DVD-ROM drive.
