Lenovo ThinkPad 43N3224 - Manual (Page 19)

For more information on using the software, refer to “Using DVD Movie Factory” on page 2-7.
Using DVD-Rs and DVD-RWs
The Blu-ray drive can write to both DVD-R and DVD-RW discs. DVD-R discs cannot be erased, but can
be used with standard DVD-ROM drives and DVD players.
You can use DVD-R discs to record audio tracks, store data, archive files, and copy files from another
DVD.
DVD-RW discs can be erased and rewritten, but can be used only with newer MR- and
DVD-RW-compatible DVD-ROM drives. You can use DVD-RW discs to back up, store, and update files or
to copy files from another DVD.
For more information on using the software, refer to “Using DVD Movie Factory” on page 2-7.
Using Blu-ray discs
The Blu-ray drive can read pressed Blu-ray discs, and can read and write to BD-R and BD-RE discs.
Pressed Blu-ray discs are read-only and can contain movies or data. Pressed Blu-ray discs come in two
sizes, 50 Gigabytes (GB) and 25 GB. Your Blu-ray drive can read both single-layer (25 GB) and double
layer (50 GB) discs. Most pressed Blu-ray discs are encoded using a UDF 2.5 file system. Windows Vista
can natively read UDF 2.5 discs. Windows XP cannot natively read UDF 2.5 discs.
BD-R discs can be written once, and cannot be erased. You can use BD-R discs to store data, archive files,
and copy files from another disc.
BD-RE discs can be erased and rewritten. You can use BD-RE discs to store data, archive files, and copy
files from another disc.
You can easily copy Blu-ray discs and the data on them to hard disk drive or other media. Data files that
are copied will act as if they were on the disc. Movies that are copied from Blu-ray discs are protected by
the Advanced Access Content System (AACS) and cannot be played back after copying.
Notes:
1. Blu-ray discs cannot be read at all in a normal DVD drive or player.
2. The Blu-ray drive does not read or write HD DVD discs.
For more information on using the software, refer to “Using DVD Movie Factory” on page 2-7.
Installing software
After you connect the Blu-ray drive to the computer, you can install software from the ThinkPad Blu-ray
Burner Ultrabay Serial ATA Drive Software and User Guide CD. Complete these steps to install software:
1. Insert the Software and User Guide CD into the drive.
2. If the CD starts automatically, continue with Step 5.
3. If the CD does not start automatically, click Start , and then click Run .
4. In the Run box type x:\launch.bat , where x is the drive letter of the ThinkPad Blu-ray Burner
Ultrabay Serial ATA Drive.
5. If you get a warning from Internet Explorer ® about malicious scripts, right-click on the warning bar,
and select Allow Blocked Content .
6. Select Software from the left-hand navigator bar.
7. Check the boxes by the software applications that you wish to install.
8. Click Go . The software you selected will install silently.
9. Restart the computer after the completion message.
Chapter 2. Using the ThinkPad Blu-ray Burner Ultrabay Serial ATA Drive 2-5