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Making Data CDs to Use on Different Types of Computers

Fixing an Unreadable Disc

If no window appears on the screen after about 15 seconds when you insert a disc in the CD-Writer Plus, the disc may have an unreadable format. DirectCD has a ScanDisc application that may be able to recover data on the disc and allow you to write to it and read from it again. Follow these steps to use ScanDisc:

1.Double-click the CD icon on the right side of the Windows taskbar. If the disc is unreadable, the ScanDisc window will appear.

2.Read the text in the window, then click the ScanDisc button.

3.Wait while ScanDisc repairs the disc. A message will appear on the screen when ScanDisc is finished.

NOTE: You can also start ScanDisc through the Start menu. To do this, click Start on the Windows taskbar. Move the mouse pointer over Programs, HP CD-Writer Plus, Tools and Information, and Utilities. Then select ScanDisc.

Making Data CDs to Use on Different

Types of Computers

Adaptec Easy CD Creator enables you to write files directly to a CD-Recordable (CD-R) or CD-ReWritable* (CD-RW) disc in a format that can be read by different types of computers. This is handy if, for example, you want to create a CD for someone who has a computer running under DOS or Windows 3.x.

Follow these steps to start Easy CD Creator and copy data files to a blank CD-R or CD-RW disc:

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.”

*CD-RW discs can only be read in a MultiRead CD-ROM drive or in another CD-RW drive.