Important Message; Before Writing Or Rewriting - Toshiba Qosmio G40 User Manual

Important message

Before you write or rewrite to any of the media supported by the HD DVD-R
drive, please read and follow all of the setup and operating instructions in
this section. If you fail to do so, you may find that the HD DVD-R drive may
not function properly, and you may fail to write or rewrite information
successfully - this may cause you to either lose data or incur other damage
to the drive or media.
Legal Footnotes
TOSHIBA does not bear responsibility for the following:
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Damage to any CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-R (Dual Layer), DVD-RW,
DVD+R, DVD+R (Double Layer), DVD+RW, DVD-RAM or HD DVD-R
disc that may be caused by writing or rewriting with this product.
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Any change or loss of the recorded contents of CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R,
DVD-R (Dual Layer), DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R (Double Layer),
DVD+RW, DVD-RAM or HD DVD-R media that may be caused by
writing or rewriting with this product, or for any business profit loss or
business interruption that may be caused by the change or loss of the
recorded contents.
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Damage that may be caused by using third party equipment or
software.
Given the technological limitations of current optical disc writing drives, you
may experience unexpected writing or rewriting errors due to disc quality or
problems with hardware devices. In view of this, it is good practice to make
two or more copies of important data, in case of any undesired change or
loss of the recorded contents.

Before writing or rewriting

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Based on TOSHIBA's limited compatibility testing, we suggest the
following manufacturers of CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-R (Dual
Layer), DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R (Double Layer), DVD+RW, DVD-
RAM, HD DVD-R (Single Layer) or HD DVD-R (Dual Layer) media,
however, it must be noted that disc quality can affect write or rewrite
success rates. Please also be aware that in no event does TOSHIBA
guarantee the operation, quality or performance of any disc.
CD-R:
TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
RICOH Co., Ltd.
CD-RW: (Multi-Speed and High-Speed)
MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
RICOH Co., Ltd.
CD-RW: (Ultra-Speed)
MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
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