Caring For Compact Discs; Backing Up Your Files; Copying To A Diskette - Toshiba Satellite 4030CDT User Manual

2 Pull the tray until it is fully open, remove the CD and place it in
its protective case.
3 Close the drive tray.

Caring for compact discs

♦ Store your CDs in their original containers to protect them
from scratches and keep them clean.
♦ Don't bend a CD or place heavy objects on top of it.
♦ Don't apply a label to or otherwise mar the surface of a CD.
♦ Hold a CD by its outside edge. Fingerprints on the surface of a
CD can prevent the drive from reading the data properly.
♦ Don't expose CDs to direct sunlight or extreme heat or cold.
♦ Keep your CDs clean. To clean a CD that is dirty, wipe it from
the center outwards (not in a circle) with a clean, dry cloth. If
necessary, moisten the cloth with water or a neutral cleaner
(not benzine or rubbing alcohol). Let the CD dry completely
before inserting it in the drive.

Backing up your files

Backing up your files simply means copying individual files to a
diskette or copying entire sections of your hard disk to another
device, such as a tape drive.

Copying to a diskette

To back up your files to a diskette:
1 Insert a formatted diskette into the diskette drive.
2 On the Windows desktop, double-click the My Computer
3 Double-click the drive that contains the file you want to copy.
Learning the Basics
Backing up yourfiles
Part I: Getting To Know Your Computer