Using The Drive; Before You Begin; Handling And Caring For A Dvd Or Cd - IBM ULTRABAY 2000 User Manual

3 Manual eject hole
Use this emergency release to eject the DVD or CD when the Eject button does
not work. For more information on manually ejecting a DVD or CD, go to
"Manually ejecting a DVD or CD" on page 1-5.

Using the drive

This section provides information on how to handle and care for DVDs, CDs,
and your CD-RW/DVD drive, and how to load DVDs or CDs into your drive.

Before you begin

Review the following guidelines before using the drive:
v Movement of your ThinkPad computer while formatting or writing a disc
may cause data errors. Also, minimize typing while formatting or writing to
a disc, as this may also cause data errors.
v For best results:
– Keep the ThinkPad computer on a flat surface when writing to a disc.
– Use the drive when the ThinkPad computer is plugged into an ac outlet.
If the battery runs out while writing to a disc, the disc may be damaged.
– Turn screensavers off. Using a screensaver may interrupt the formatting
and writing process.
– Do not put your ThinkPad computer into hibernation or suspend mode
while writing to a disc.
v The read and write results of the drive depend upon the quality and
characteristics of the DVD or CD media used. Poor results may be obtained
with some CD-R and CD-RW suppliers.

Handling and caring for a DVD or CD

Carefully handle and clean discs, especially writable media types such as CD-R
and CD-RW discs, so that they remain readable. You can prolong the life of
your discs by using the following precautions.
Attention: Wiping a disc using a circular motion can cause loss of data.
Part 1. About the CD-RW/DVD Combination Ultrabay 2000 Drive
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