Writing Cd/Dvds On Dvd Super Multi Drive; Important Message; Legal Footnotes - Toshiba PORTÉGÉ M500 User Manual

Operating Basics

Writing CD/DVDs on DVD Super Multi drive

You can use the DVD Super Multi drive to write data to either CD-R/RW or
DVD-R/-R DL/-RW/+R/+R DL/+RW/-RAM discs. The TOSHIBA Disc
Creator, the TOSHIBA Direct Disc Writer, the RecordNow! Basic for
TOSHIBA and the DLA for TOSHIBA are provided for writing.
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Refer to the
writable CD/DVD discs.
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Do not turn off the power of the optical disc drive while the computer is
accessing the drive. If you turn off the power, you may lose data.
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When the power of the optical disc drive is off, the disc tray will not
open even if the eject button is pressed. Use the optical disc drive
power icon to turn the power of the optical disc drive on. Refer to
Chapter 1,
When writing to media using an optical disc drive, always connect the AC
adaptor to a power plug socket. If data is written while powered by the
battery back, writing may sometimes fail due to low battery power and data
loss may occur.

Important message

Before you write or rewrite to CD-R/RW or DVD-R/-R DL/-RW/+R/+R DL/
+RW/-RAM discs, read and follow all setup and operating instructions in
this section. If you fail to do so, the DVD Super Multi drive may not function
properly, and you may fail to write or rewrite, lose data or incur other
damage.

Legal Footnotes

TOSHIBA does not bear responsibility for the following:
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Damage to any CD-R/RW or DVD-R/-R DL/-RW/+R/+R DL/+RW/-RAM
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/RW or DVD-R/-R
DL/-RW/+R/+R DL/+RW/-RAM disc 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. Also, it is a good idea to make two or
more copies of important data, in case of undesired change or loss of the
recorded contents.
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Writable discs, Chapter 2 for details about the types of
Special features.
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