Supported Discs
<Optical disc drive equipped models>

• Your optical disc drive may not support writing or playback of some types of media

• Your optical disc drive does not support 8 cm disc writing.

• Your optical disc drive supports only circular discs. Do not use discs in any other shape (star, heart, card, etc.) or damaged discs, as it may cause your VAIO computer to malfunction.

• DVD-Video format data can be written to DVD+R (single layer or dual layer), DVD+RW/DVD-R (Single layer or dual layer), and DVD-RW media. DVD-Video Recording format data can be written to DVD-R (single layer or dual layer), DVD-RW, and DVD-RAM media. Writable media differ depending on the disc burning software you use. Refer to the help file included with the software for more information.

• It is recommended that you use Sony branded media: DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, CD-R, CD-RW, BD-R, or BD-RE.

• You cannot write data to DVD-RW media (6x writing) unless your optical disc drive supports at least 6x writing for DVD-RW media.

• You cannot write data to DVD+RW media (8x writing) unless your optical disc drive supports at least 8x writing for DVD+RW media.

• Your VAIO computer is designed to playback discs that conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard. DualDiscs and some music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies do not conform to the CD standard. Therefore, these discs may not be compatible with the computer.

• When you buy pre-recorded or blank discs for use with your VAIO computer, be sure to read the notices on the disc package carefully to check both playback and recording compatibility with your computer’s optical disc drives. Sony does NOT guarantee the compatibility of VAIO optical disc drives with discs that are not compliant with the official “CD,” “DVD,” or “Blu-ray Disc” standard. USING NON-COMPLIANT DISCS CAN CAUSE FATAL DAMAGE
  TO YOUR VAIO COMPUTER OR CREATE SOFTWARE CONFLICTS AND CAUSE SYSTEM HANGING.
  For inquiries about disc formats, contact the individual publisher of the pre-recorded disc or the manufacturer of the recordable disc.

• Your VAIO computer needs to be connected to the Internet to play DVD-RW, DVD-RAM, and DVD-R (single layer or dual layer) media that are compliant with the Content Protection for Recordable Media (CPRM) standard.

• To record, edit, or play copyright protected content, Blu-ray Disc media employs the Advanced Access Content System (AACS) technology. To use Blu-ray Disc media continually, you need to update the AACS key.

• You can update the AACS key through the Internet. Follow a message displayed on recording, editing, or playback software you are using. Without updating the AACS key, you may become unable to record, edit, or play copyright protected content.
  To record, edit, or play content without copyright protection, you do not need to update the AACS key. You can update the AACS key for the Blu-ray Disc recording or playback software installed on your VAIO computer for five years after purchase. After that, we will inform you about the update on the support website.

• Region settings are required for some contents of DVD and BD-ROM Disc media. If the region setting on the optical disc drive does not match the region coding on the disc, playback is not possible.

• Unless your external display is compliant with the High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) standard, you cannot play or view the contents of copyright protected Blu-ray Disc media through digital connections, such as an HDMI connection or a DVI connection.

• Some Blu-ray Disc content may restrict video output to standard definition or prohibit analog video output.