Whe n the dis c tra y pops ope n s lightly, wa it a mome nt to ma ke s ure the
dis c ha s s toppe d s pinning be fore pulling the dis c tra y fully ope n.
2.
The dis c e xte nds s lightly ove r the s ide s of the dis c tra y s o you ca n
gra s p it. Ge ntly lift out the dis c.
3.
P us h the ce nte r of the dis c tra y to clos e it. P re s s ge ntly until it locks
into pla ce .
H o w t o r e m o v e d is c w h e n t h e d is c t r a y w ill n o t o p e n
P re s s ing the e je ct button will not ope n the dis c tra y whe n the compute r
powe r is off. If the powe r is off, you ca n ope n the dis c tra y by ins e rting a
s le nde r obje ct (a bout 20 mm) s uch a s a s tra ighte ne d pa pe r clip into the
ma nua l e je ct hole ne a r the e je ct button.
Figure 4-8 Ma nua l re le a s e with the e je ct hole
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1. Ma nua l e je ct hole
Turn off the powe r be fore you us e the ma nua l e je ct hole . If the dis c is
s pinning whe n you ope n the dis c tra y, the dis c could fly off the s pindle a nd
ca us e injury.
Wr it a b le d is c s
This s e ction de s cribe s the type s of writa ble dis cs . Che ck the s pe cifica tions
of your drive to s e e the type s of dis cs it ca n write .
C Ds
CD-R dis cs ca n be writte n only once . The re corde d da ta ca nnot be
e ra s e d or cha nge d.
CD-RW dis cs including multi s pe e d CD-RW dis cs , high-s pe e d CD-RW
dis cs a nd ultra -s pe e d CD-RW dis cs ca n be re corde d more tha n once .
DVDs
DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-R DL a nd DVD+R DL dis cs ca n be writte n only
once . The re corde d da ta ca nnot be e ra s e d or cha nge d.
DVD-RW, DVD+RW a nd DVD-RAM dis cs ca n be re corde d more tha n
once .
Us e r's Ma nua l
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