Toshiba M800 PPM81C-05C02D Users Manual Canada; English - Page 101

Operating Basics DVD+RW: MITSUBISHI KAGAKU MEDIA CO, LTD. DVD-RAM: DVD Specifications for DVD-RAM Disc for Version2.0, 2.1 or 2.2 Hitachi Maxell Ltd. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. DVD-R for Labelflash: FUJIFILM Co. DVD+R for Labelflash: FUJIFILM Co. This drive cannot use discs that allow writing of 8 speeds or more (DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD+RW ), or 6 speeds or more (DVD-RW) ■ If the disc is poor in quality, dirty or damaged, writing or rewriting errors may occur. Be careful to check the disc for dirt or damage before you use it. ■ The actual number of rewrites to CD-RW, DVD-RW, DVD+RW or DVD-RAM is affected by the quality of the disc and the way it is used. ■ There are two types of DVD-R discs: authoring and general use discs. Do not use authoring discs. Only general use discs can be written to by a computer drive. ■ We can support only Format1 of DVD-R DL. Therefore you cannot do the additional writing. If your data is under 4.7GB, we suggest to use DVD-R (SL) media. ■ You can use DVD-RAM discs that can be removed from a cartridge and DVD-RAM discs designed without a cartridge. You can not use a disc with a 2.6GB single-sided capacity and 5.2GB double-sided capacity. ■ Other DVD-ROM drives for computers or other DVD players may not be able to read DVD-R/-RW or DVD+R/+RW discs. ■ Data written to a CD-R/DVD-R/DVD+R disc cannot be deleted either in whole or in part. ■ Data deleted (erased) from a CD-RW, DVD-RW, DVD+RW and DVD-RAM disc cannot be recovered. Check the content of the disc carefully before you delete it. If multiple drives that can write data to discs are connected, be careful not to delete data from the wrong drive. ■ In writing to a DVD-R/-RW, DVD+R/+RW or DVD-RAM disc, some disc space is required for file management, so you may not be able to write the full capacity of the disc. ■ Since the disc is based on the DVD standard, it might be filled with dummy data if the written data is less than about 1 GB. Even if you write only a small amount of data, it might take time to fill in the dummy data. ■ DVD-RAM formatted by FAT32 cannot be read in Windows® 2000 without DVD-RAM Driver Software. ■ When multiple drives that can write data to discs are connected, be careful not to write to the wrong drive. User's Manual 4-23