IBM 28L2234 manual Part 2 User’s guide, Before you begin, drive, installation, after, Protecting

Part 2: User’s guide

Before you begin Using CD-R and CD-RW discs

This guide contains information on				using	your drive with CDs after
installation.	If	you have	not	already	installed	your CD-ReWritable
drive, go	to	“Installing	the	drive”	on page	1-4.

Protecting

the

drive

after

installation

To protect your CD-ReWritable

drive during

operation,

observe

the

following

precautions:

Remove any CD

from

the

drive

before

moving

the

drive.

Do

not

insert

foreign

objects

into

the

drive.

Do

not

stack

objects

on

the

drive.

Do

not

remove

the

drive

cover

or

attempt

to

service the drive.

Do

not

operate

the

drive

under

any

of

the

following

conditions:

–

High

temperature,

high

humidity,

or

direct

sunlight

–

Excessive

vibration,

sudden

shock,

or

inclined

surface

–Excessive dust

The

CD-ReWritable

drive

can

write

to

both

CD-R

and

CD-RW discs.

CD-R discs cannot

be

erased,

but

can

be

used

with

standard CD-ROM

drives

and

CD

players.

You

can

use

CD-R

discs

to

record

audio

tracks,

store

data,

archive

files,

and

copy

files

from

another

CD.

CD-RW discs can

be

erased

and

re-written,

but

can

be

used

only

with

newer

Multi-Read

and

CD-RW

compatible

CD-ROM

and

DVD-ROM

drives. You

can

use

CD-RW

discs

to

back

up,

store

and

update

files,

or

to

copy

files

from

another

CD.

Note:

CD-R

discs

are

playable

on

audio

CD

players.

CD-RW

discs

are

not

playable

on

most

audio

CD

players.

Copyright IBM Corp. 1999 2-1