The DVD RW drive is capable of reading DVD 4.7 GB through 8.5 GB media. It can also read standard stamped,CD-R,and CD-RW media. This drive supports writing to CD-R,CD-RW,DVD +R/RW,and DVD -R/RW media. The DVD-ROM drive is designed to read not only CD-ROM and CD -R/RW discs but also DVD-ROM,DVD-RAM,DVD +R/RW and DVD -R/RW discs.