Toshiba Satellite C850 User Manual - Page 64

Writable discs This section describes the types of writable discs. Check the specifications of your drive to see the types of discs it can write. CDs CD-R discs can be written only once. The recorded data cannot be erased or changed. CD-RW discs including multi speed CD-RW discs, high-speed CD-RW discs and ultra-speed CD-RW discs can be recorded more than once. DVDs DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-R DL and DVD+R DL discs can be written only once. The recorded data cannot be erased or changed. DVD-RW, DVD+RW and DVD-RAM discs can be recorded more than once. Blu-ray™ discs BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-R TL and BD-R QL discs can be written only once. The recorded data cannot be erased or changed. BD-RE, BD-RE DL and BD-RE TL discs can be recorded more than once. Writing discs You can use the DVD Super Multi drive or Blu-ray™ Combo drive to write data to either CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD +R DL, DVD+RW or DVD-RAM discs. You can use the Blu-ray™ Writer drive to write data to either CD-R, CDRW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVDRAM, BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-RE or BD-RE DL discs. You can use the Blu-ray™ Writer drive BDXL™ to write data to either CDR, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-RE, BD-RE DL,BD-R TL, BD-R QL or BDRE TL discs. When writing information to media using an optical drive, you should always ensure that you connect the AC adaptor to a live power socket. It is possible that, if data is written while powered by the battery pack, the write process may sometimes fail due to low battery power - in these instances data loss may occur. Important message Before you write or rewrite to any of the media supported by the optical disc drive, please read and follow all of the setup and operating instructions User's Manual 4-7