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    Making recovery discs

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by koreo, Sep 6, 2009.

  1. koreo

    koreo Notebook Consultant

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    What kind of blank discs should I use? DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, Dual Layer, etc.?

    Edit: And how many will have need? I don't want to go buy a pack of 50 if I only need around 5 lol
     
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  2. The Fire Snake

    The Fire Snake Notebook Virtuoso

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    When I made my recovery discs for my T61p I used 2 DVDs and 1 CD. I think if you use all Cds it comes out to be like 9 to 15 discs.

    I don't think it matters what kind of DVD media you use. I used a DVD-R disc. I just don't like using a RW disc for info that is permanent; thats just me. Plus with a RW disc it will take longer to make since they spin slower than +R or -R discs.
     
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  3. koreo

    koreo Notebook Consultant

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    What is the difference between + and - discs?
     
    koreo, Sep 6, 2009
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  4. The Fire Snake

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    Here is a thread about it. In all practical uses today, I don't think the difference matters.
     
    The Fire Snake, Sep 7, 2009
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    It doesn't matter for your uses. Just get DVD-R or DVD+R. Also you might as well buy more than 5 because price per unit is extremely expensive in such low quantities. DVDs are cheap and useful in case you need them around every once in a while.
     
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    None, in modern DVD readers and burners, which support both.

    Basically, DVD-R (initially championed by, I believe, Pioneer) was used more frequently in the past, but DVD+R (Sony's child, I believe) is a marginally better standard in terms of data volatility that some older devices may not support.

    If you know you won't be using DVDs, you could just "borrow" two from a friend. The cost of DVDs is in the cents, so I doubt they would mind.
     
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  7. koreo

    koreo Notebook Consultant

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    I just went out to Fry's today and bought a pack of 10 Memorex DVD+R's for around five bucks.
     
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    Cool, that should work fine.
     
    The Fire Snake, Sep 8, 2009
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  9. koreo

    koreo Notebook Consultant

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    Oh and thanks for all the help guys.
     
    koreo, Sep 8, 2009
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