Chapter 1. About the ThinkPad DVD Burner Ultrabay Serial ATA Drive
This manual provides information on registering, installing, and using the ThinkPad® DVD Burner Ultrabay™ Serial ATA Drive, and is available on the Software and User Guide CD.
The appendices of this guide contain warranty information and legal notices.
Product description
Your drive is compatible with the DVD-Multi Recorder specification, and can record as well as read DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, and DVD-R (for General, 650 nm) media. Your drive can also record CD-R, CD-RW, and High-Speed CD-RW media, and uses buffer underrun prevention technology for reliable CD burning. Your CD/DVD Burner can read many other formats including DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD Video, Video CD, audio CD, multiple-session, extended architecture (XA) CDs, and Kodak Photo CD. (Some DVD+R and DVD+RW media brands may not be compatible.) The drive is designed for installation in your Ultrabay Serial ATA Drive Bay or Ultrabay Enhanced Drive Bay.
In addition to this Software and User Guide CD, your option package includes the following:
vThinkPad DVD Burner Ultrabay Serial ATA Drive
vCarrying case
vQuick Reference Guide
vLaser Safety Guide
Contact your place of purchase if an item is missing or damaged. Be sure to retain your proof of purchase. It might be required to receive warranty service. See Appendix A, “Service and Support,” on page 13 for technical support information.
Software description
Your Software and User Guide CD contains the following software:
vMyDVD
This software enables you to create DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+RW, and DVD+R media that can be played in most stand-alone DVD players. You can add your own videos and create custom menus for DVD videos that you create. You can also use this software to edit and modify your own video assets prior to recording. If you have an analog, USB, or IEEE 1394 capture device installed in your computer, you can use this software to record video from a camera.
vDrag-to-Disc (DLA)
This software enables you to write directly to CD and DVD media using the drive letter as you would if you were writing to a disc. You can also format DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, and DVD+R media. With DLA, you can drag-and-drop files, create new directories, or save files from almost any application directly to your CD/DVD Burner. Drag-to-Disc is installed as part of the Creator Business Edition.
vUDF Reader
This software enables you to install software for reading DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-R DL, DVD+R DL, and CD-RW media on other computers with DVD drives.
vCreator Business Edition
This software enables you to copy CDs, create audio CDs, create MP3 CDs, and author data CDs. You can also use Creator Business Edition to write data to DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD+RW, DVD+R DL, and DVD+R discs for use in other computers or compatible consumer
