Creating recovery discs to DVD

[deejay22]

I would like to create a set of recovery discs using DVDs rather than cd which are much smaller. I inserted a DVD for the first disc and it required a further disc 2. I then inserted a cd for the first disc and a dvd for disc 2 but still it required a disc 3.

When creating discs to DVD how many should be required in total and is there a special way to do it with DVDs?

Thanks!

Using R61i with Vista

[ryengineer]

It depends on the size of hidden partition, usually it takes 1 CD and 2 DVD's under Windows Vista.

Following page is worth looking at:

How to create recovery media using ThinkVantage Rescue and Recovery.

[deejay22]

Thanks. Problem is that Lenovo advises to use 1 cd and 1 dvd or 8 cd's to back up. No order is specified when using the dvd though it appears the cd is required first. In my case 1 dvd was not enough and I wonder how many I will need in total.

[carbon_unit]

The first disc is just a Rescue and Recovery boot disc. It only needs a cd. Use DVD's for the rest if you want.