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Recommended formats
Select “Universal Disk Format [UDF 1.5]” when you are going to use the disc to write PC
data.
This format allows the transfer of data between different operating systems, such as between
Windows and Mac OS
1
.
1 Select “Universal Disk Format
[UDF 1.5]”.
2 Enter a volume name.
3 Click on [Start].
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Only MAC OS 9 can read and write UDF 1.5 format-
ted DVD-RAM discs (as of September 1, 2001).
Select “Universal Disk Format [UDF 2.0]
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” when you are going to use the disc to write video
data.
Select this format only if the disc is to be played in a DVD Recorder that uses the DVD Forum’s video
recording standard or with the recording software designed for personal computers that is based on
the above standard, or if an 8-cm DVD-RAM is to be used in a DVD video camera.
1 Select “Universal Disk Format
[UDF 2.0]”.
2 Enter a volume name.
3 Click on [Start].
2
Only Windows 98 and Me can read and write UDF
2.0 Format.
Note:
The driver software for Windows 2000 included with this DVD-RAM/R drive has the following limi-
tations because it can only read UDF 2.0.
•
When formatting discs, you will be unable to select Universal Disk Format 2.0 (UDF 2.0).
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