Toshiba TECRA M5 user manual Writing CDs on DVD-ROM&CD-R/RW drive

Operating Basics

3.Push the center of the disc tray to close it. Press gently until it locks into place.

How to remove CD/DVD when the disc tray will not open

Pressing the eject button will not open the disc tray when the computer power is off. If the power is off, you can open the disc tray by inserting a slender object (about 15 mm) such as a straightened paper clip into the eject hole just to the right of the eject button.

15mm

Eject hole

Figure 4-11 Manual release with the eject hole

Turn off the power before you use the eject hole. If the CD/DVD is spinning when you open the disc tray, the CD/DVD could fly off the spindle and cause injury.

Writing CDs on DVD-ROM&CD-R/RW drive

Depending on the type of drive installed, you may be able to write CDs. The DVD-ROM&CD-R/RW drive lets you write as well as read CD-ROMs. Observe the precautions in this section to ensure the best performance for writing CDs. For information on loading and unloading CDs refer to the Using optical disk drives section.

■Refer to the Writable discs, Chapter 2 for the details about the types of writable CD/DVD discs.

■Do not turn off the power of the optical disk drive while the computer is accessing the drive. If you turn off the power, you may lose data.

■When the power of the optical disk drive is off, the disc tray will not open even if the eject button is pushed. Use the optical disk drive power icon to turn the power of the optical disk drive on. Refer to Chapter 1, Special features.

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