Toshiba A40 Series - Manual (Page 105)

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PERATING
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ASICS
Writing CD/DVDs on DVD Multi drive
CD-R: TAIYOYUDEN CO., LTD.
MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
RICOH Co., Ltd.
Hitachi Maxell Ltd.
CD-RW: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
RICOH Co., Ltd.
DVD-R: DVD Specifications for Recordable Disc for Gen-
eral Version 2.0
TAIYOYUDEN CO., LTD.
PIONEER VIDEO CORPORATION
MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
DVD-RW: DVD Specifications for Re-recordable Disc for
Version 1.0 or Version 1.1
VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED
TDK Corporation
DVD+R: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
RICOH Co., Ltd.
DVD+RW: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
RICOH Co., Ltd.
*DVD-RAM: DVD Specifications for DVD-RAM Disc for Version
2.0 or Version 2.1
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
*Only DVD Multi drive can use DVD-RAM.
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If the disc is poor in quality, dirty or damaged, writing or rewriting errors may
occur. Be careful to check the disc for dirt or dama ge before you use it.
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The actual number of rewrites to CD-RW or DVD-RW/-RAM is affected by the
quality of the disc and the way it is used.
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There are two types of DVD-R: authoring and general use discs. Do not use
authoring discs. Only general use discs can be written to by a computer drive.
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You can use DVD-RAM discs that can be removed from a cartridge and DVD-
RAM discs designed without a cartridge. You cannot use a disc with a 2.6 GB
single-sided capacity or 5.2 GB double-sided capacity.