Sony PCGA-DDRW2 Manual

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Please observe the following precautions when writing data to DVD+R,
DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, CD-R, or CD-RW discs.

• Be sure to power the computer from its AC adapter. Do not run the

computer on battery power.

• When inserting discs, do not touch the recording surface. Dirt on the

recording surface can impair data writing.

• While writing data and while inserting or removing discs, protect the

drive and the computer from shocks and vibrations.

• Turn off the screen saver of the computer. If the screen saver is activated

while data is being written, the data transfer rate will drop considerably,
which can lead to loss of data.

• Make sure that your computer’s power management function is not

enabled during data writing. Otherwise, the data transfer rate will become
extremely slow, resulting in data loss. For details of your computer’s
power management settings, refer to the manuals provided with your
computer.

• Do not disconnect or manually operate any devices (such as a Digital

Video Camera Recorder) connected to this drive while writing data to
DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, or DVD-RW discs.

• Installing or updating the driver software for the drive while writing data

can result in operating problems.

• Do not disconnect devices such as USB equipment or PC cards from the

computer while writing data.

• Do not switch users while writing data. This may result in data loss.

• Avoid using any resident disc management utilities or utilities to speed

up disc access as these can impair operation stability and cause data loss.

• Writing to a CD-R or CD-RW disc with an operating speed of 1

×

 or 2

×

 is

not supported.

• Use CD-R discs that support a data writing speed of 8

×

 or higher.

• Use CD-RW discs that support a data writing speed of 4

×

 or higher.

• The use of High Speed CD-RW discs is supported.

• DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, CD-R, or CD-RW discs

formatted with packet writing software such as “DirectCD” (including
commercially available preformatted discs) cannot be read in this drive.