Toshiba R500 Laptop User Manual


 
User’s Manual 4-17
Operating Basics
If the media is of poor quality, or is dirty or damaged, writing or rewriting
errors may occur.
Set the computer on a level surface and avoid places subject to
vibration such as airplanes, trains or cars. In addition, do not use the
computer on an unstable surface such as a stand.
Keep mobile phones and other wireless communication devices away
from the computer.
TOSHIBA Disc Creator
Please be aware of the following limitations when you use the TOSHIBA
Disc Creator:
DVD Video cannot be created using TOSHIBA Disc Creator.
DVD Audio cannot be created using TOSHIBA Disc Creator.
You cannot use TOSHIBA Disc Creator's 'Audio CD for Car or Home
CD Player' function to record music to DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R or
DVD+RW media.
Do not use the 'Disc Backup' function of TOSHIBA Disc Creator in order
to copy DVD Video or DVD-ROM material that has copyright protection.
DVD-RAM discs cannot be backed up using the 'Disc Backup' function
of TOSHIBA Disc Creator.
You cannot back up CD-ROM, CD-R or CD-RW media to DVD-R or
DVD-RW media using the 'Disc Backup' function of TOSHIBA Disc
Creator.
You cannot back up CD-ROM, CD-R or CD-RW media to DVD+R or
DVD+RW media using the 'Disc Backup' function of TOSHIBA Disc
Creator.
You cannot back up DVD-ROM, DVD Video, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R
or DVD+RW to CD-R or CD-RW media using the 'Disc Backup' function
of TOSHIBA Disc Creator.
TOSHIBA Disc Creator cannot record in packet format.
You might not be able to use the 'Disc Backup' function of TOSHIBA
Disc Creator to back up a DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R or DVD+RW disc
that was made with other software on a different optical media recorder.
If you add data to a DVD-R or DVD+R disc that you have already
recorded to, you might not be able to read the added data under some
circumstances. For example, it cannot be read under 16-bit operating
systems, such as Windows 98SE and Windows Me, while in Windows
NT4 you will need Service Pack 6 or later, and in Windows 2000, you
will need Service Pack 2. In addition to this, some DVD-ROM and DVD-
ROM / CD-R/RW drives cannot read this added data regardless of the
operating system.
TOSHIBA Disc Creator does not support recording to DVD-RAM discs -
to achieve this you should use Windows Explorer or another similar
utility.