iMac (Flat Panel): Optical Disc Data Formats

This document discusses the different optical disc data formats that the iMac (Flat Panel) model computers will read.

Optical disc data formats:

The CD-RW drive supports these formats:

• CD-ROM (Modes 1 and 2)
• CD-Audio
• Photo CD
• CD-ROM XA (Mode 2, Forms 1 and 2)
• CD-I (Mode 2, Forms 1 and 2)
• Video CD
• CD-R (read and write)
• CD-RW (read and write)
• CD-I Ready
• CD-I Bridge
• CD-Extra

The DVD/CD-RW Combo drive supports the above formats in addition to the following:

• DVD-ROM and DVD-Video (4.70 gigabytes (GB), single-sided, single layer; 8.54 GB, single-sided, double-layer; 9.40 GB, double-sided, single-layer; 17.08 GB, double-sided, double-layer)

The SuperDrive supports all of the above formats in addition to the following:

• DVD-R (read and write)

(This information is gleaned from the Info Center online help system, which is located on your computer's hard disk.)