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<font size="+3"><b>dvdisaster</b></font>
<i>Version 0.72 (pl1)</i>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="1%">·</td><td colspan=2><font size="-1"><a href="howtos60.html">The big picture</a></font></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="1%">·</td><td colspan=2><font size="-1"><a href="howtos10.html">Scanning media for errors</a></font></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top"></td><td>-</td><td><font size="-1"><a href="howtos11.html">Basic settings</a></font></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top"></td><td>-</td><td><font size="-1">Performing the test</font></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top"></td><td>-</td><td><font size="-1"><a href="howtos13.html">Interpreting the results</a></font></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top"></td><td>-</td><td><font size="-1"><a href="howtos14.html">Advanced settings</a></font></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="1%">·</td><td colspan=2><font size="-1"><a href="howtos20.html">Putting error correction data on a separate file</a></font></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="1%">·</td><td colspan=2><font size="-1"><a href="howtos30.html">Putting error correction data on the medium</a></font></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="1%">·</td><td colspan=2><font size="-1"><a href="howtos40.html">Recovering media images</a></font></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="1%">·</td><td colspan=2><font size="-1"><a href="howtos50.html">Getting information about images and error correction data</a></font></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="1%">·</td><td colspan=2><font size="-1"><a href="howtos90.html">Testing image compatibility</a></font></td></tr>
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<tr><td><font size="+1"><b>Scanning media for errors</b></font></td>
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Please make sure that dvdisaster has been configured as described in the
<a href="howtos11.html">basic settings </a>section as some settings
might negatively affect the scanning results. Then perform the following steps:
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<td valign="top"><b>Insert the medium you want to scan into a drive</b>
which is directly connected to your computer.
You can not use network drives, software drives and drives inside virtual machines.
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<td valign="top"><b>Close any windows</b> which may be opened by your operating system
for viewing or performing the medium contents.
Wait until the drive has recognized the medium and the medium has spun down.
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<td valign="top"><b>Select the drive containing the medium</b>
in dvdisasters drop down menu.
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<td valign="top"><b>Select the error correction file for this medium</b>
if you have one available. Ecc data from RS02 augmented media is used
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<td valign="top">Start the scan by <b>clicking the "Scan" button</b>.</td>
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<b>Watch the scanning progress.</b>
Do not perform any other actions on your computer while the scan is running.
Opening or working with other programs as well as moving other windows around
might affect the scanning results.
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<table cellpadding="10"><tr><td><a href="http://dvdisaster.net/legacy/en/index.html"><font size="-1">Old documentation (V0.70)</font></a></td></tr></table>
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<i> Copyright 2004-2009 Carsten Gnörlich.<br>
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Mandriva
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2010.0
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i586
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media
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contrib-release
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