Operating Basics

■You cannot back up CD-ROM, CD-R or CD-RW media to DVD-R, DVD- R DL or DVD-RW media using the "Disc Backup" function of TOSHIBA Disc Creator.

■You cannot back up CD-ROM, CD-R or CD-RW media to DVD+R, DVD+R DL or DVD+RW media using the "Disc Backup" function of TOSHIBA Disc Creator.

■You cannot back up DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD- RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL or DVD+RW to CD-R or CD-RW media using the "Disc Backup" function of TOSHIBA Disc Creator.

■TOSHIBA Disc Creator cannot record in packet format.

■You might not be able to use the "Disc Backup" function of TOSHIBA Disc Creator to back up a disc that was made with other software on a different optical media recorder.

■If you add data to a DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD+R or DVD+R DL disc that you have already recorded to, you might not be able to read the added data under some circumstances. For example, it cannot be read under 16-bit operating systems, such as Windows 98SE and Windows Me, while in Windows NT4 you will need Service Pack 6 or later, and in Windows 2000, you will need Service Pack 2. In addition to this, some DVD-ROM and DVD-ROM / CD-R/RW drives cannot read this added data regardless of the operating system.

■TOSHIBA Disc Creator does not support recording to DVD-RAM discs - to achieve this you should use Windows Explorer or another similar utility.

■When you back up a DVD disc, be sure that the source drive supports recording to DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL or DVD+RW media - if this is not the case then the source disc might not be backed up correctly.

■When you back up a DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL or DVD+RW disc, be sure to use the same type of disc.

■You cannot partially delete any data written to a CD-RW, DVD-RW or DVD+RW disc.

Data Verification

To verify that data has been written or rewritten correctly to a data disc you should follow the steps below before you begin the write/rewrite process:

1.Click Start -> All Programs -> TOSHIBA -> CD&DVD Applications -> Disc Creator to access the TOSHIBA Disc Creator utility.

2.Display the setting dialog box by one of the following two steps:

■Click the Recording settings button ( ) for writing on the main toolbar in the Data CD/DVD mode.

■Select Settings for Each Mode -> Data CD/DVD in the Settings menu.

3.Mark the Verify written data check box.

4.Select File Open or Full Compare mode.

5.Click the OK button.

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