Frequently Asked Questions
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Q: What type of drive do I need to make (burn) CDs?

A: Note: These drives are also refered to as optical drives.

For this drive... use...
CD Drive Use a CD drive for installing programs, playing audio CDs, and accessing data. You cannot use this drive to create CDs.
DVD Drive Use a DVD drive for installing programs, playing audio CDs, playing DVDs, and accessing data. You cannot use this drive to create CDs.
CD-RW Drive Use a CD-RW drive for installing programs, playing audio CDs, recording files and music, and accessing data. Use this drive for recording music and data to CD-R or CD-RW discs.
Combination DVD/CD-RW Drive Use a combination DVD/CD-RW drive for installing programs, playing audio CDs, playing DVDs, accessing data, and recording music and data to CD-R or CD-RW discs.
Combination DVD-R/RW Drive Use a combination DVD-R/RW drive for installing programs, playing audio CDs, playing DVDs, accessing data, recording music and data to CD-R or CD-RW discs, and recording video and data to DVD-R or DVD-RW discs.
DVD-RAM/R-RW/CD-RW Reads and writes to DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW, CD-ROM, CD-R and CD-RW discs.