Toshiba Portege 4000, User Manual

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Learning the Basics
Using a compact disc drive
Removing compact discs
To remove a compact disc (CD or DVD) with the computer turned
on:
1 Press the eject button on the drive.
CAUTION: Never press the eject button while the drive-in-
use indicator light is glowing. Doing so could damage the
disc or the drive.
Also, if the disc is still spinning when you open the disc tray,
wait for it to stop spinning before you remove it.
2 Pull the tray until it is fully open, remove the disc, and place it
in its protective cover.
3 Gently push the tray in to close it.
To remove a compact disc with the computer turned off:
1 Insert a slender object, such as a straightened paper clip, into
the manual eject hole.
2 Gently pull the tray out until it is fully open, remove the disc,
and place it in its protective cover.
3 Gently push the tray in to close it.
Caring for CDs and DVDs
Store your discs in their original containers to protect them
from scratches and keep them clean.
Never bend a disc or place heavy objects on top of it.
Never apply a label to, or otherwise mar the surface of a disc.
Hold a disc by its outside edge. Fingerprints on the surface
can prevent the DVD-ROM drive from reading the data
properly.