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User’s Manual 4-21
L550/L550D/L555/L555D
Media care
This section provides tips on protecting data stored on your CD’s, DVD’s,
BD’s and floppy diskettes. Handle your media with care. Following the
simple precautions listed below will increase the lifetime of your media and
protect the data stored on it.
CD/DVD/BDs
1. Store your CD’s, DVD’s and BD’s in the containers they originally came
in to protect them and keep them clean.
2. Do not bend the CD’s, DVD’s and BD’s.
3. Do not write on, apply a sticker to, or otherwise mar the surface of the
CD, DVD or BD that contains the data.
4. Hold the CD, DVD or BD by its outside edge or the edge on the center
hole - any fingerprints on the surface of the disc can prevent the drive
from properly reading data.
5. Do not expose the CD, DVD or BD to direct sunlight, extreme heat or
cold.
6. Do not place heavy objects on your CD’s, DVD’s or BD’s.
7. If your CD’s, DVD’s or BD’s become dusty or dirty, wipe them with a
clean dry cloth from the center hole outwards - do not wipe in a circular
direction. If necessary, you can use a cloth that has been lightly
dampened in water or a neutral cleaner but you must not use benzine,
thinner or any similar cleaning solution.
Floppy diskettes
1. Store your floppy diskettes in the container they came in to protect them
and keep them clean. If a floppy diskette becomes dirty, clean it with a
soft, lightly dampened cloth - do not use cleaning fluid.
2. Never open the shutter or touch the magnetic surface of your floppy
diskette - doing this could permanently damage it and lose data.
3. Always handle floppy diskettes with care to prevent the loss of stored
data.
4. Always apply the floppy diskette label in the correct location and never
apply a new label on top of an existing one - in this instance the label
could come loose and damage the floppy diskette drive.
5. Never use a pencil for writing on a floppy diskette label as the dust from
the pencil lead could cause a system malfunction if it found its way onto
the computer’s components. In this instance, always use a felt-tipped
pen and write the label first before applying it to the floppy diskette.
6. Never put a floppy diskette in a location where water or other liquid may
make contact with it, or where it is excessively damp - either of these
conditions could cause data loss.
The USB floppy diskette drive is available only as an option.