Optical Disk Drives; Region Codes For Dvd Drives And Media; Writable Discs; Cds - Toshiba TECRA M5 User Manual

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The USB floppy disk drive should be placed on a flat, horizontal surface
when in use. Do not set the drive on an incline 20° while it is operating.
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Do not set anything on top of the floppy disk drive.

Optical disk drives

One of the following Optical disk drives is installed in the computer: CD-
ROM, DVD-ROM, DVD-ROM&CD-R/RW and DVD Super Multi drives. An
ATAPI interface controller is used for CD/DVD-ROM operation. When the
computer is accessing a CD/DVD, an indicator on the drive glows.
For information on loading and unloading discs refer to the
disk drives

Region codes for DVD drives and media

DVD-ROM&CD-R/RW, DVD Super Multi drives and media are
manufactured according to the specifications of six marketing regions.
When you purchase DVD-Video, make sure it matches your drive,
otherwise it will not play properly.

Writable discs

This section describes the types of writable CD/DVD discs. Check the
specifications for your drive to for the type of discs it can write. Use
RecordNow! to write compact discs. Refer to Chapter 4,

CDs

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CD-R discs can be written only once. The recorded data cannot be
erased or changed.
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CD-RW discs including multi speed CD-RW discs, high-speed CD-RW
discs and ultra-speed CD-RW discs can be recorded more than once.
User's Manual
section in Chapter 4, Operating Basics.
Code Region
1 Canada, United States
2 Japan, Europe, South Africa, Middle East
3 Southeast Asia, East Asia
4 Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Central
America, South America, Caribbean
5 Russia, Indian Subcontinent, Africa, North Korea,
Mongolia
6 China
The Grand Tour
Using optical
Operating Basics.
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