Important message, Before writing or rewriting – Toshiba Equium P300 User Manual
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Operating Basics
Important message
Before you write or rewrite to any of the media supported by the HD DVD-
RW 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-RW 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. HD DVD-R.
HD DVD-R(Dual Layer) or HD DVD-RW 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. HD DVD-R. HD DVD-R(Dual Layer) or
HD DVD-RW 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
follow-ing 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. HD DVD-R(Dual Layer) or HD DVD-RW 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.
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 - these instances
data loss may occur.