Before you begin, Caring for the drive, Loading a disc – Lenovo ThinkPad 43N3222 User Manual

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Chapter

2.

Using

the

ThinkPad

DVD

Burner

Ultrabay

Serial

ATA

Drive

This

section

provides

information

on

how

to

handle,

load,

and

care

for

DVDs

and

CDs,

and

how

to

care

for

your

drive.

Before

you

begin

For

best

results,

review

the

following

guidelines

before

using

the

drive:

v

Do

not

move

your

ThinkPad

computer

while

formatting

or

writing

to

a

disc

as

this

might

cause

data

errors.

Also,

minimize

typing

while

formatting

or

writing

to

a

disc,

as

this

might

also

cause

data

errors.

v

Keep

your

ThinkPad

computer

on

a

flat

surface

when

writing

to

a

disc.

v

Make

sure

your

ThinkPad

computer

is

plugged

into

an

AC

outlet

when

using

the

drive.

The

disc

might

be

damaged

if

the

battery

runs

out

while

writing

to

a

disc.

v

Turn

screen

savers

off.

Using

a

screen

saver

might

interrupt

the

formatting

and

writing

process.

v

Do

not

put

your

ThinkPad

computer

into

hibernation

or

suspension

mode

while

writing

to

a

disc.

Note:

The

read

and

write

results

of

the

drive

depend

upon

the

quality

and

characteristics

of

the

DVD

or

CD

media

used.

Caring

for

the

drive

To

protect

your

drive

during

operation,

follow

the

precautions

as

following:

v

Remove

the

disc

from

the

drive

before

moving

the

drive.

v

Do

not

insert

foreign

objects

into

the

drive.

v

Do

not

stack

objects

on

the

drive.

v

Do

not

remove

the

drive

cover

or

attempt

to

service

the

drive.

v

Do

not

operate

the

drive

under

any

of

these

conditions:

High

temperature,

high

humidity,

or

direct

sunlight

Excessive

vibration,

sudden

shock,

or

inclined

surface

Excessive

dust

Loading

a

disc

1.

Press

the

Eject

button.

The

tray

slides

out

of

the

drive.

2.

Place

a

disc

in

the

tray

with

the

label

facing

up.

©

Lenovo

2008.

Portions

©

IBM

Corp.

2005.

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