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Media care, Media care -27, Cd/dvds – Toshiba Satellite U200 User Manual

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User’s Manual

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Operating Basics

4. About recorded DVDs

Some DVD-ROM drives for personal computers or other DVD

players may not be able to read

DVD-R/+R/-R DL/+R DL/-RW/+RW/-RAM discs.

When playing your recorded disc on your computer, please use the

WinDVD software application.

If you use an over-used rewritable disc, the full formatting might be

locked. Please use a brand new disc.

Media care

This section provides tips on protecting data stored on your CD/DVDs and

floppy disks.
Handle your media with care. The following simple precautions will

increase the lifetime of your media and protect the data stored on them:

CD/DVDs

1. Store your CD/DVDs in the container they came in to protect them and

keep them clean.

2. Do not bend the CD/DVD.
3. Do not write on, apply a sticker to, or otherwise mar the surface of the

CD/DVD that contains data.

4. Hold the CD/DVD by its outside edge or the edge on the center hole.

Fingerprints on the surface can prevent the drive from properly reading

data.

5. Do not expose to direct sunlight, extreme heat or cold. Do not place

heavy objects on your CD/DVDs.

6. If your CD/DVDs become dusty or dirty, wipe them with a clean dry

cloth. Wipe from the center out, do not wipe in a circular direction

around the CD/DVD. If necessary, use a cloth dampened in water or a

neutral cleaner. Do not use benzine, thinner or similar cleaner.

Floppy disks

1. Store your floppy disks in the container they came in to protect them

and keep them clean. If a floppy disk is dirty, do not use cleaning fluid.

Clean it with a soft damp cloth.

2. Never open the shutter or touch the magnetic surface of your floppy

disk. You could permanently damage it and lose data.

3. Always handle floppy disks with care, to prevent the loss of stored data.

Always apply the floppy disk label in the correct location. Never apply a

new label on top of an existing one. The label could come loose and

damage the floppy drive.

4. Never use a pencil for writing on a floppy disk label. Pencil lead dust

could cause a system malfunction. Always use a felt-tipped pen. When

writing a title on a label, first write on the label, then apply the label to

the floppy disk.