Working with the notebook
If you do not intend to use your notebook for an extended period of time:
► If necessary, recover from power-saving mode by moving the mouse, pressing a key or
switching on the notebook.
► Close all open programs and then switch off the notebook.
Hard disk
The hard disk is the most important storage medium of your notebook. You can work considerably
faster and more efficiently if you copy applications and files from CDs/DVDs to your hard disk.
When the hard disk is accessed, the drive indicator lights up.
CD/DVD
CD/DVD data storage media (device-dependent)
CD/DVD drives can either only read or both read and write different CDs or DVDs. The meaning of
the respective CD and DVD types is described in the following:
CD-ROM
Abbreviation for Compact Disc - Read Only Memory. A CD-ROM is an optical data storage medium
that can contain a maximum of 700 Mbytes. These data cannot be changed.
CD-R
Abbreviation for Compact Disc Recordable. A CD-R is an optical data storage medium that can only
be written once with a maximum of 700 Mbytes of data. Then these data cannot be changed, but can
be read as often as desired.
CD-RW
Abbreviation for Compact Disc ReWriteable. A CD-RW is an optical data storage medium that can
be written with a maximum of 700 MByte of data a virtually unlimited number of times. This means
the data can be deleted and changed.
DVD (DVD-ROM and DVD video)
Abbreviation for Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc. A DVD is an optical data storage medium
that can contain a maximum of 17 GBytes of data. These data cannot be changed.
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