IBM 2000 manual Using the drive, Before you begin, Handling and caring for a DVD or CD

Manual eject hole

Use this emergency release to eject the DVD or CD when the Eject button does not work. For more information on manually ejecting a DVD or CD, go to “Manually ejecting a DVD or CD” on page 1-5.

Using the drive

This section provides information on how to handle and care for DVDs, CDs, and your CD-RW/DVD drive, and how to load DVDs or CDs into your drive.

Before you begin

Review the following guidelines before using the drive:

vMovement of your ThinkPad computer while formatting or writing a disc may cause data errors. Also, minimize typing while formatting or writing to a disc, as this may also cause data errors.

vFor best results:

–Keep the ThinkPad computer on a flat surface when writing to a disc.

–Use the drive when the ThinkPad computer is plugged into an ac outlet. If the battery runs out while writing to a disc, the disc may be damaged.

–Turn screensavers off. Using a screensaver may interrupt the formatting and writing process.

–Do not put your ThinkPad computer into hibernation or suspend mode while writing to a disc.

vThe read and write results of the drive depend upon the quality and characteristics of the DVD or CD media used. Poor results may be obtained with some CD-R and CD-RW suppliers.

Handling and caring for a DVD or CD

Carefully handle and clean discs, especially writable media types such as CD-R and CD-RW discs, so that they remain readable. You can prolong the life of your discs by using the following precautions.

Attention: Wiping a disc using a circular motion can cause loss of data.

Part 1. About the CD-RW/DVD Combination Ultrabay 2000 Drive 1-3