The DVD drives and BD drives installed in Dell computers do not support HD-DVD media. For a list of supported media formats, see "Using Blank CD, DVD, and BD Media" on page 35.
How to Copy a CD, DVD, or BD
NOTE: BD media can only be copied to other BD media. DVD media can only be copied to other DVD-recordable/rewritable media. CD media can only be copied to other CD-recordable/rewritable media.
NOTE: Copying a BD-R to BD-RE will not produce an exact copy. Border information will be lost.
NOTE: Most commercial DVDs and BDs have copyright protection and cannot be copied using Roxio Creator.
1Open Roxio Creator.
2Under the Copy tab, click Disc Copy.
3Insert the source disc into the drive, ensure that the settings are correct, and then click the Copy Disc button to continue.
The computer reads your source disc and copies the data to a temporary folder on your computer hard drive.
4When prompted, insert a blank disc into the drive and click OK.
Once you have finished copying the source disc, the disc that you have created automatically ejects.
Using Blank CD, DVD, and BD Media
CD-writable drives can only write to CD recording media. DVD-writable drives can write to both CD and DVD recording media. BD-writable drives can write to CD, DVD and BD recording media.
Use blank CD-Rs to record music or permanently store data files. After creating a CD-R, you cannot write to that CD-R again (see the Sonic documentation for more information). Use blank CD-RWs if you plan to erase, rewrite, or update information on that disc later.
Blank DVD+/-R or BD-R media can be used to permanently store large amounts of information. After you create a DVD+/-R or BD-R, you cannot write to that disc again if the disc is "finalized" or "closed" during the final stage of the disc creation process. Use blank DVD+/-RW or BD-RE media if you plan to erase, rewrite, or update information on that disc later.
