Apple G5 manual Using Your Optical Drive, Inserting a Disc, Ejecting a Disc

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Using Your Optical Drive

You can install or use software from CDs or DVDs using your optical drive. You can play multimedia on CD discs and music from audio CDs, and write music, documents, and other digital files to CD-R and CD-RW discs. You can also play DVD movies and use most DVD discs. If your computer came with a SuperDrive, you can record information to blank DVD-R (recordable DVD) discs.

Note: If you have older software that comes on floppy disks, contact the software manufacturer to see if the software is available on a CD, or purchase an external USB floppy disk drive for your Power Mac G5 from your Apple Authorized Reseller, an Apple retail store, or online from the Apple Store at www.apple.com/store.

Inserting a Disc

To install or use programs from a CD or DVD:

1With the computer turned on, press the Media Eject () key on your Apple Keyboard to open the drive.

2Place a disc in the tray, with the label facing up, and make sure the disc is lying flat.

3Press the Media Eject () key again or gently push the tray in to close it. When the icon for the disc appears on the screen, the disc is ready to use.

Ejecting a Disc

You can eject a disc by dragging the disc icon to the Trash, or by pressing the Media Eject () key on your Apple Keyboard. You can also eject a disc by holding down the mouse button while restarting your computer.

Recording Information on a CD

Your optical drive can record your favorite music, programs, and files on CD-R and CD-RW discs. Create your own music CDs and play them on any standard audio player. You can also record data files, such as applications, documents, or other digital files, on a recordable CD.

With a CD-R (CD-recordable) disc, you can record information on the disc once. Although you can’t change the recorded information, you may be able to add more information until the disc is full, depending on the application you use. See the documentation that came with your application for specific information about recording on your CD-R disc. It is best to use CD-R discs for recording audio CDs, because your audio CD player may not read CD-RW (CD-rewritable) discs.

With a CD-RW disc, you can save and change information on your CD multiple times. However, some software for recording media files on CDs can record data on the disc only once.

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