Before you begin, Handling and caring for a disc, Chapter – Lenovo ThinkPad 40Y8626 User Manual

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Chapter

2.

Using

the

CD-RW/DVD

Combo

II

Ultrabay

Slim

Drive

This

section

provides

information

on

how

to

handle,

load,

and

care

for

DVDs

and

CDs

and

how

to

care

for

your

CD-RW/DVD

Combo

II

Ultrabay

Slim

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

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

the

ThinkPad

computer

on

a

flat

surface

when

writing

to

a

disc.

v

Make

sure

the

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

screensavers

off.

Using

a

screensaver

might

interrupt

the

formatting

and

writing

process.

v

Do

not

put

your

ThinkPad

computer

into

hibernation

or

suspend

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.

Handling

and

caring

for

a

disc

Carefully

handle

and

clean

discs,

especially

writable

media

types

such

as

CD-R

and

CD-RW

discs,

so

that

they

remain

readable.

You

can

prolong

the

life

of

your

discs

by

using

the

following

precautions:

v

Always

store

discs

in

their

original

packaging

v

Always

store

discs

out

of

direct

sunlight

v

Always

store

discs

away

from

direct

heat

sources

v

Remove

discs

from

the

computer

when

not

in

use

v

Check

disc

for

cracks

BEFORE

each

use

v

DO

NOT

force

discs

into

the

computer/packaging

v

DO

NOT

bend

or

flex

discs

IMPORTANT:

DO

NOT

use

discs

that

are

cracked.

Attention:

Wiping

a

disc

using

a

circular

motion

can

cause

data

loss.

©

Copyright

Lenovo

2005.

©

Portions

Copyright

IBM

Corp.

2005.

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