HP SureStore Optical Disk Drive User's Guide - C1114-90015

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Using Optical Disks
Caring for Optical Disks
Caring for Optical Disks
Follow these guidelines to ensure that your optical disks remain in good condition:
• Do not expose disks to extreme magnetic fields.
• Do not expose disks to dust particles.
• Do not expose disks to extreme temperatures or extreme humidity.
• Do not drop the disks.
• Do not open a disk's metal shutter and touch the disk surface.
• Do not take disks apart.
• Do not insert disks with loosely-attached labels into the drive.
• Remove old disk labels before applying new ones especially if you choose to
place labels on the sides of the cartridge (near the shutter) rather than on the end
of the cartridge.
• Store disks in a clean, safe place when they are not in use.
Cleaning Disks
Normally, an optical disk does not require cleaning when used in a computer room
or clean office environment. If you are in an extremely dusty environment and are
experiencing difficulties reading and/or writing to a particular disk you may want to
clean the disk to see if this corrects the problem.
CAUTION Be very careful when cleaning an optical disk. Abrasive particles dragged across the
disk surface can damage the disk and prevent recovery of some or all of the data on
the disk.
Clean a disk only with a disk cleaning kit. Follow the disk cleaning kit instructions
exactly.
The order numbers for manual and automated disk cleaning kits are in Table A-1,
Appendix A.