Symantec 10024709 User Manual

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Backing up and restoring with CD-R/RW and DVD-R/RW

If your CD/DVD device is not listed on the Web site, use the Integrity Check 
Wizard to ensure that your image can be restored. The Integrity Check Wizard 
performs a dummy restore and confirms that your CD/DVD drive is compatible 
with Norton Ghost.

 lists the media that you should use with CD and DVD writers and the 

action that Norton Ghost takes.

When you create an image on CD/DVD, you can make the CD/DVD bootable. 
The Backup Wizard does this automatically, but when you create an image from 
Ghost.exe, then you need an appropriate boot disk created with the Ghost Boot 
Wizard to make the CD/DVD bootable.

You can save an image file directly to a CD or DVD. You can also make the CD/
DVD bootable.

When writing an image file directly to a CD-R/RW or DVD-R/RW, note the 
following:

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The CD/DVD drive must be compatible with Norton Ghost.

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Norton Ghost automatically spans CD-R/RW disks if necessary. You do not 
need to use a spanning switch on the command line.
See

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If the CD-RW/DVD-RW contains existing data, Norton Ghost prompts you 
to confirm that you want the data erased.

CD and DVD media

CD-R

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CD-RW

Prompts to erase existing data before writing new data

DVD-R

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DVD-RW

Prompts to erase existing data before writing new data

DVD+R

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DVD+RW

Prompts to overwrite existing data