The dvd rw drive is capable of reading dvd 47 gb through 85 gb media it can also read standard stamped cd r and cd rw media this drive supports writing to cd r cd rw dvd rrw and dvd rrw media via software utilities for microsoftreg operating systems this is available by installing the included roxio software disk for other operating systems an operating system specific software utility is required for writing to media the dvd rom drive is designed to read not only cd rom and