User manual LACIE DVD±RW INTERNAL DRIVE

[. . . ] LaCie DL DVD±RW Drive User's Manual How To Use This Manual How To Use This Manual In the toolbar: Previous Page / Next Page Go to Previous View / Go to Next View Go to Contents Page / Go to Precautions Page On the page: Click on the text within the Contents page to jump to information on that topic. Click on any red text to automatically jump to more information about that topic. Printing: While optimized for onscreen viewing, the pages of this manual are formatted for printing on 8 1/2" x 11" and A4 sized paper, giving you the option to print the entire manual or just a specific page or section. To Exit: From the Menu bar at the top of your screen, select: File > Quit. Icons Used In This Manual Italicized paragraphs feature an icon describing the type of information being given. Important Info: This icon refers to an important step that must be followed. Tech Note: This icon refers to tips to help maximize performance. Caution!This icon indicates a potential hazard, and gives tips on how to avoid them. LaCie DL DVD±RW Drive User's Manual Table of Contents Table of Contents Foreword Precautions 1. [. . . ] DVD+RW Discs: · Best sutied for: backing up and archiving digital content. · These discs are functionally similiar to CD-RW and DVD-RW discs, but utilizes the same recording techniques as DVD+R. · Incorporates the Direct Overwrite (DOW) system, allowing data to be written directly over existing data in a single pass. DVD-R Discs: · Best sutied for: recording DVD videos, storing multiple photo albums and data DVDs under 4. 7GB. · These discs are also functionally similiar to CD-R media, and have the same capacity as DVD+R discs. · There are two types of DVD-R discs: DVD-R General, which are intended for home applications, and DVD-R Authoring, which are intended for professional DVD-Video development applications. DVD-RW Discs: · Best sutied for: backing up and archiving digital content. · These discs serve the same general purpose as CD-RW media, but with 4. 7GB of space versus 650MB. · Discs can be written and erased up to 1, 000 times. CD-R Discs: · Best sutied for: recording audio CDs, store photos and data CDs. · Files can not be deleted from CD-R discs, and you cannot write over existing files on a CD-R disc. CD-RW Discs: · Best suited for: passing medium sized files around an office or among students. · Discs can be reformated up to 1, 000 times, and files can be written over. · Most CD-ROM drives and audio CD players cannot read CD-RW discs. LaCie DL DVD±RW Drive User's Manual 5. File System Formats - Definitions When writing DVD+R9 DL, DVD±R/RW and CD-R/RW discs, you will have the option to assign the disc a particular file format (the way in which a computer names and organizes files for storage and retrieval). There are essentially three file system formats to be concerned with when using a LaCie DVD or CD Drive: · Universal Disk Format (UDF) · ISO 9660 · Mac OS Extended UDF ­ This file system was developed to ensure consistency between various optical media, compatibility across platforms and among various CD and DVD applications. UDF is used by DVD to contain MPEG audio and video streams, and is required by DVD-ROMs. ISO 9660 ­ This is the standard file system for CD-ROMs, which allows them to be read on a Mac, PC or other major computer platform. Microsoft created an extension to the format, called Joliet, which allows for Unicode file character names and file names up to 64 characters in length (twice as many as the ISO 9660 Level 2 and 3 specifications). Mac OS Extended ­ Also known as HFS+, this is the file system used by Mac OS 8. 1 and higher. If you will be using your disc only on Macs, this is the preferred file format. 5. 3. DVD Capacity There are important factors to consider when recording video, audio or data to DVD. [. . . ] This process of dividing up the hard drive is called partitioning. A partition is just one section of the hard drive that will contain either special data put there by Silverlining or other files and data. Peripheral ­ A generic term applied to printers, scanners, mice, keyboards, serial ports, graphics cords, disk drives and other computer subsystems. This type of peripheral often relies on its own control software, known as a peripheral driver. [. . . ]