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4. Gently pull the disc tray out until you can remove the disc.
Caring for the drive
To protect your drive, take the following precautions:
• Avoid exposing the drive to the following conditions:
– Direct sunlight
– Excessive dust
– High humidity
– High temperature
– Mechanical vibration
– Placement on an inclined surface
– Sudden shock or dropping
– Sudden temperature change
• Do not insert foreign objects into the drive.
• Do not move the drive when it is in use. Movement might cause data error or damage the drive or disc.
• Do not move the drive when a disc is contained in the disc tray.
• Do not move the drive when the disc tray is not closed.
• Do not remove the drive cover or attempt to repair the drive.
• Do not stack objects on the drive.
Note: Keep the original packaging materials. If you need to ship the drive to a different location, use the
original packaging materials to ensure that the drive is safely packaged for transportation.
Caring for a disc
Discs are high-density media that must be handled with care and kept clean to ensure that they remain
readable and writable. Take the following precautions to extend the service life of your discs.
For handling:
• Do not bend or flex discs.
• Do not insert discs into the drive or packaging materials with force.
• Do not touch the surface of discs.
• Do not touch the recording area of a disc when handling bare media.
• Do not use discs that are cracked.
• Handle discs by the edges or the center hole.
• Remove discs from the disc tray when not in use.
For labeling:
• Do not attach labels to both sides of a disc.
• Do not write on the surface of discs.
• When labeling a disc, write only on the printed label side or the cartridge using a soft felt-tip marker.
For cleaning:
• Do not use commercial cleaners to clean discs.
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ThinkPad Ultrabay 9.5-mm DVD Burner IV User Guide
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