FIELD: information storage environments, which feature input area, user data area and output area.
SUBSTANCE: in accordance to the invention, aforementioned environment contains compatibility information, which is recorded in one of areas - input area or output area. Aforementioned information determines whether disk drive, corresponding to older version of standard, and information storage environment, corresponding to newer version of standard, are compatible.
EFFECT: possible determining of possibility of recording of data by disk drive of older standard version into information storage environment of newer standard version.
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