Compaq 5BW474 manual Creating Your Own CDs, Media, Uses

The CD-RW drive allows you to create your own CDs. You can buy two types of media: CD-R and CD- RW.

CD-R media can be played on most of the newer CD players, CD-ROM, and DVD-ROM drives. CD-R media can be written to only once. However, you can write to CD-RW media using multiple recording sessions until you Close out the disc.

CD-RW media can be used to make backups of your personal CDs or hard disk. These discs are reusable and can be erased and rewritten to numerous times.

The Adaptec Easy CD Creator software is intuitive. When you place the cursor over any of the functions, a description of the function is displayed.

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For more information about using the CD-ROM, CD-RW, or DVD-ROM drives, refer to the My Presario—Learning More guide CD.

Creating Your Own CDs

CDs are created using the Adaptec Easy CD Creator (available on select models). Various uses of the CD-RW drive are shown below:

Note: Confirm that the Easy CD Creator software has been installed before you begin creating CDs.

Media	Uses
Audio	Create personal music CDs with your favorite music tracks
	and MP3/WMA files.
Data	Create a data CD to store data, such as files or folders
	from the hard drive. This feature is useful for backing up
	important files or sharing data with other people.
Direct CD	Write files directly to a CD-R/CD-RW just like you copy files
	to a diskette or to your hard drive. Drag and drop files from
	one drive to another in Microsoft Explorer without
	accessing Easy CD Creator.
CD Copier	Create an entire copy of a CD or a back-up of data files.
Jewel Case	Make custom jewel case inserts and CD labels to indicate
Creator	the title and contents of a CD (labels are sold separately).

Note: There is an extensive online Help built into the software. To view online Help you must load Adobe Acrobat Reader from the My Presario— Learning More CD.

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