CD and DVD Drives (continued)
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I cannot create (record) | Select a slower write speed for the recording drive, if a slower speed is | |
a disc. | available. | |
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The recording software may not let you add a track if it exceeds the available | ||
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| space on your disc. You can make space available by removing one or more | |
| tracks from the list before recording the files to the disc. | |
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| Close all software programs and windows before recording. | |
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| Ensure you have enough available space on your hard disk drive to store a | |
| temporary copy of the content. | |
| Click the Windows Start Button, then Computer. | |
| drive and click Properties to view the available space. | |
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| If you are on a network, copy the files from a network drive to your hard disk | |
| drive first, and then record them to disc. | |
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| Close all programs and windows, and then restart your computer. | |
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I cannot add data to a DVD. | Ensure you set the correct recording option (append or add data files) in your | |
| DVD recording software. | |
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Titles of music tracks are not | For the artist, title, and track information to appear when you play music CDs, | |
displayed for the CD. | the computer must be connected to the Internet. This information is not | |
| recorded on the disc. | |
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| Track information may not be available for every CD. | |
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An error message appears | You may need to select the capture device if your computer has both an analog | |
when I capture video. | and a digital video capture device. To find out how to change the video device | |
| selection, refer to the Help menu in the video capture program. |
I cannot play a DVD movie on a DVD player.
Your DVD player cannot play video files that were recorded onto the DVD as data files. To play a movie properly, use a video recording program. Some video files may be viewed on a computer, but not on a home DVD video player.
8Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide