APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WRITING INFORMATION TO A DESIGNATED INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM WITH AN ALLOCATED DATA STORAGE DEVICE USING A SPECIFIED INFORMATION RECORDING FORMAT

A method to write information to a designated information storage medium using an allocated data storage device using a specified information recording format, whereby a previously-determined media bit for the designated information storage medium is examined, and a previously-determined device bit for the allocated data storage device is examined, and the write capability of the designated information storage medium using the specified information recording format is determined and displayed. Management classes embedded in the file name may augment the media bit and device bit for determining the write capability.