5-2 | Making Data CDs to Use on Your Own Computer |
■Transfer a large number of files from the computer you use at work to the computer you use at home
NOTE: Other people may be able to read data discs you create with DirectCD on their computers if their CD-related hardware and software is set up the same as it is on your computer. However, it is more likely that your data discs will be usable on other computers if you create them with Easy CD Creator, as described in “Making Data CDs to Use on Different Types of Computers” on page 5-6.
DirectCD lets you read and write files directly to your CD with any software application that can read from and write to a drive letter. Some examples include:
■Software applications such as Microsoft Word, when you use the
Save or Save As commands
■Windows Explorer, when you drag and drop files
■Windows 95®/NT, when you use the Send To command
■MS-DOS, when you use command prompts from within Windows 95/NT
DirectCD provides a file system based on UDF v1.5 specifications and writes data to the CD-R or CD-RW disc using packet-writing technology. This technology, together with the file system, gives you drive letter access to your CD-Writer Plus. A DirectCD wizard guides you step-by-step through the process of preparing and ejecting CD-R and CD-RW discs.
Preparing a Data CD
Follow these steps to start DirectCD and prepare a blank CD-R or CD-RW disc for reading and writing data. (If you want to write more data to a disc that you already formatted in DirectCD, see “Writing More Data to a DirectCD Disc” on page 5-5.)
1.Start up your computer.
2.Insert a blank CD-R or CD-RW disc in the CD-Writer Plus. After a few seconds a screen will appear which asks you to “Please select the type of CD you wish to create.” (If the DirectCD Disc Ready window appears, the disc has already been prepared, and you can start writing data to it.)