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Learning the Basics
Backing up your work
Backing up your work
Back up all the files you create in case something happens
to your computer. You can back up your files to different
types of media such as CDs, DVDs, external storage media,
or to a network, if available.
To back up several files at one time, use the Microsoft®
Windows® file recovery program preinstalled on the
computer’s internal storage drive. Also see “Backing up your
data or your entire computer with the Windows® operating
system” on page 164.
HINT: Backing up all the files on your internal storage
drive may take a considerable amount of time and
multiple CDs/DVDs. You may prefer to use a high-
capacity file recovery system, such as an external hard
drive.
Using the optical disc drive
Optical storage is a popular medium for software, music,
and video. Digital versatile discs (DVDs) and Blu-ray™ Discs
provide a significant increase in data storage and support
features that were not available on previous video platforms.
These features include wide-screen movies, multiple
language tracks, digital surround sound, multiple camera
angles, and interactive menus.
TECHNICAL NOTE: Your optical disc drive is set to play
Region 1 (North America) DVD-ROMS. A DVD disc or
Blu-ray™ Disc of a region other than the above
mentioned cannot be played unless you manually
change it in the Properties setting of the optical disc
drive. The drive will allow you to change regions four
times. On the fourth change, the region will be “locked
in.” That is, the drive will only play DVDs and Blu-ray™
Discs from that last region. Note that changing from
region 1 to region 2 and back to region 1 is counted as
two changes.