The drive is capable of reading DVD DVD RW 4.7 GB through 8.5 GB media. It is also capable of reading standard, CD-R and CD-RW media.This The drive supports writing DVD -R/RW, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R/RW, and media through software utilities. For Microsoft operating systems, it is available via the included Roxio software installation disc. For other operating systems, an operating system-specific software utility is required to write media. The DVD-ROM drive is designed to rea