The present invention is directed to a data recording method of notifying degree of deterioration of recording medium thus to perform stable recording operation. Even in the case where uncorrectable address read error does not exist, deterioration information is displayed in accordance with generated and stored deterioration information. Whether or not address read error of ATIP is detected over successive two frames or more, or whether or not four errors or more are detected on the average at 75 frames is discriminated. In the case where error detecting state is adapted to affirmative discrimination condition, warning is displayed. In the case where 200 errors or more detected from deterioration information generated in processing with respect to random missing with respect to written data exist on the average with respect to successive 750 frames, or in the case where one error or more detected in processing with respect to random missing exist, disc deterioration warning display is similarly performed.

An operation for recording a recording signal onto a disk (1) is interrupted, when an amount of signal data stored in a buffer RAM (11) for temporarily storing the recording signal is less than an interruption setting value during performing of the recording operation. Moreover, when the amount of signal data stored in the buffer RAM (11) increases and indicates a resumption setting value, the signal recorded on the disk (1) before interruption is reproduced, and the recording operation is resumed based on the reproduced signal. Moreover, recording properties are detected by the signal reproduced before resumption of recording.

An information storage apparatus records, reproduces and/or erases information with respect to a recording medium. The apparatus includes a servo error generation detector for detecting a generation of a servo error based on at least one of servo signals including a focus error signal and a tracking error signal which are derived from output signals of a light receiving element, and a data recording resuming section for temporarily interrupting a data recording with respect to the recording medium, temporarily turning OFF a servo and then turning ON the servo again, to thereafter synchronize recording data to recorded data already recorded on the recording medium, and resume recording of the recording data continuing without a discontinuity to an end of the recorded data recorded immediately before the interruption of the data recording, when the generation of the servo error is detected while recording data on the recording medium.

An information recording apparatus for recording information on an information recording medium that is recordable is disclosed. The information recording apparatus includes determining means for determining whether specific recording conditions for the information recording medium are recorded at a predetermined area of the information recording apparatus, or externally thereof; recording condition reading means for reading the specific recording conditions when such recording conditions are recorded; first recording means for recording the information based on the specific recording conditions; and evaluating means for performing trial writing test data on a trial writing area of the information recording medium based on predetermined default recording conditions when specific recording conditions are not recorded, and for evaluating a signal obtained by reproducing the test data.

An information storage apparatus records, reproduces and/or erases information with respect to a recording medium. The apparatus includes a servo error generation detector for detecting a generation of a servo error based on at least one of servo signals including a focus error signal and a tracking error signal which are derived from output signals of a light receiving element, and a data recording resuming section for temporarily interrupting a data recording with respect to the recording medium, temporarily turning OFF a servo and then turning ON the servo again, to thereafter synchronize recording data to recorded data already recorded on the recording medium, and resume recording of the recording data continuing without a discontinuity to an end of the recorded data recorded immediately before the interruption of the data recording, when the generation of the servo error is detected while recording data on the recording medium.