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Writing to CD/DVD
To access the on-screen manual
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After starting Roxio Creator LJB, click [Help]-[Help].
When an external CD/DVD drive has been connected
Do not turn the CD/DVD drive power off on this computer when writing to a disc in an external CD/DVD drive. Turning the
power off may result in a malfunction, such as an interruption in the external CD/DVD drive operation.
Formatting must be executed to write a file to a DVD-RAM. It is possible to write a file to a formatted DVD-RAM in the
same way as writing a file to a floppy disk or hard disk.
Format type
There are six types of DVD-RAM formats, as shown below. We recommend that you choose the format type depending on
the application.
Usage Precautions
Using DVD-RAM for Windows 7
Format
Feature
FAT32
This format is supported by Windows 95 (OSR2) / 98 / Me / 2000 / XP / Vista / 7. DVD-RAM
discs in FAT32 format cannot be used on Windows 95 (other than OSR2) / Windows NT.
UDF1.02
This format is supported by Windows 98 / Me / 2000 / XP / Vista / 7, and compatible with the
Video mode of DVD-ROM / DVD-R / DVD-RW / +R / +RW.
UDF1.50
Standard format for DVD-RAM. Data with large file sizes (video or audio data) can be written at
high speed. We recommend this format when using DVD-RAM for storing data.
UDF2.00/2.01
This format is used for DVD video recorders conforming to “Video Recording Standards” as
established by the DVD Forum, or for PC recording software conforming to the same standards.
Windows 7