User’s Manual 4-11
Operating Basics
■If the disc is poor in quality, dirty or damaged, writing or rewriting errors
may occur. Be careful to check the disc for dirt or damage before you
use it.
■The actual number of rewrites to CD-RW, DVD-RW, DVD+RW or DVD-
RAM is affected by the quality of the disc and the way it is used.
■There are two types of DVD-R discs: authoring and general use discs.
Do not use authoring discs. Only general use discs can be written to by
a computer drive.
■You can use DVD-RAM discs that can be removed from a cartridge and
DVD-RAM discs designed without a cartridge. You cannot use a disc
with a 4.7 GB single-sided capacity or 9.4 GB double-sided capacity.
■Other DVD-ROM drives for computers or other DVD players may not be
able to read DVD-R/-RW or DVD+R/+RW discs.
■Data written to a CD-R/DVD-R/DVD+R disc cannot be deleted either in
whole or in part.
■Data deleted (erased) from a CD-RW, DVD-RW, DVD+RW and DVD-
RAM disc cannot be recovered. Check the content of the disc carefully
before you delete it. If multiple drives that can write data to discs are
connected, be careful not to delete data from the wrong drive.
■In writing to a DVD-R/-RW, DVD+R/+RW or DVD-RAM disc, some disc
space is required for file management, so you may not be able to write
the full capacity of the disc.
■Since the disc is based on the DVD standard, it might be filled with
dummy data if the written data is less than about 1 GB. Even if you write
only a small amount of data, it might take time to fill in the dummy data.
■DVD-RAM formatted by FAT32 cannot be read in Windows 2000
without DVD-RAM Driver Software.
■When multiple drives that can write data to discs are connected, be
careful not to write to the wrong drive.
■Be sure to connect the AC adaptor before you write or rewrite.
■Before you enter standby/hibernation mode, be sure to finish DVD-RAM
writing. Writing is finished if you can eject DVD-RAM media.
■Be sure to close all other software programs except the writing
software.
■Do not run software such as a screen saver, which can put a heavy load
on the CPU.
■Operate the computer in the full-power mode. Do not use power-saving
features.
■Do not write while virus check software is running. Wait for it to finish
and then disable virus detection programs including any software that
checks files automatically in the background.
■Do not use hard disk utilities, including those intended to enhance HDD
access speed. They may cause unstable operation and data damage.
This drive cannot use discs that allow writing of 8 speeds or more (DVD-R,
DVD+R ), 4 speeds or more (DVD-RW, DVD+RW)