Toshiba Satellite L30 (PSL33) User Manual

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User’s Manual

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Operating Basics

You cannot back up DVD-ROM, DVD-Video or DVD-R/-RW or

DVD+R/+RW to CD-R/RW using TOSHIBA Disc Creator.

TOSHIBA Disc Creator cannot record in packet format.

You might not be able to use the Disc Backup function of TOSHIBADisc

Creator to backup a DVD-R/-RW or DVD+R/+RW disc that wasmade

with other software on a different DVD-R/-RW or DVD+R/+RW recorder.

If you add data to a DVD-R and DVD+R disc that you have already

recorded to, you might not be able to read the added data under some

circumstances. It cannot be read in 16-bit operating systems, such as

Windows 98SE and Windows ME, in Windows NT4 you will need

Service Pack 6 or later to read the data, and in Windows 2000 you will

need Service Pack 2 or later to read it. Some optical media drives

cannot read added data regardless of the operating system.

TOSHIBA Disc Creator does not support recording to DVD-RAM discs.

To record to a DVD-RAM, use Explorer or other similar utility.

When you back up a DVD disc, be sure the source drive supports

recording to DVD-R/-RW or DVD+R/+RW discs. If the source drive

does not support recording to DVD-R/-RW or DVD+R/+RW discs, it

might not be backed up correctly.

When you back up a DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R or DVD+RW, 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 is written or rewritten correctly, follow the steps below

before you write or rewrite a Data CD/DVD.
1. Display the setting dialog box by one of the following two steps:

Click the setting button (

) for writing on the main toolbar in the

Data CD/DVD mode.

In the Settings menu, select Settings for Each Mode, then Data

CD/DVD.

2. Mark the Verify written data check box.
3. Select File Open or Full Compare mode.
4. Click the OK button.

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