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User’s Manual 4-9
Operating Basics
■ Damage that may be caused by using third party equipment or
software. Given the technological limitations of current optical disc
writing drives, you may experience unexpected writing or rewriting
errors due to disc quality or problems with hardware devices. Also, it is
a good idea to make two or more copies of important data, in case of
undesired change or loss of the recorded contents.
Writing CD/DVDs with the DVD Super Multi drive supporting
DVD±R Double layer
You can use the DVD Super Multi drive to write data to either CD-R/RW or
DVD-R/-RW/+R/+RW/-RAM discs. The following applications for writing are
preinstalled: TOSHIBA Disc Creator and TOSHIBA Direct Disc Writer.
InterVideo WinDVD Creator 2 Platinum, which is a product of InterVideo, Inc.
Important message
Before you write or rewrite to CD-R/RW or DVD-R/-RW/+R/+RW/-RAM
discs, read and follow all setup and operating instructions in this section.
If you fail to do so, the DVD Super Multi drive may not function properly,
and you may fail to write or rewrite, lose data or incur other damage.
Before writing or rewriting
■ Based on TOSHIBA's limited compatibility testing, we suggest the
following manufacturers of CD-R/RW and DVD-R/+R/-RW/+RW/-RAM
discs. However, in no event does TOSHIBA guarantee the operation,
quality or performance of any disc. Disc quality can affect write or
rewrite success rates.
Some models in this series are equipped with Writing CD/DVDs with the
DVD Super Multi drive (Supporting DVD±R Double Layer).
CD-R: TAIYO YUDEN Co., Ltd.
MITSUBISHI KAGAKU MEDIA CO, LTD.
Ricoh Co., Ltd.
Hitachi Maxell Ltd.
CD-RW: MITSUBISHI KAGAKU MEDIA CO, LTD.
Ricoh Co., Ltd.
High Speed
CD-RW:
MITSUBISHI KAGAKU MEDIA CO, LTD.
Ricoh Co., Ltd.
Ultra Speed
CD-RW:
MITSUBISHI KAGAKU MEDIA CO, LTD.
DVD-R: DVD Specifications for Recordable disc for
General Version 2.0
TAIYO YUDEN Co., Ltd.
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.