IBM 10K3786 Ejecting a CD manually, Using the Easy CD Creator and DirectCD programs

1.Press the Eject/Load button.

2.Look at the illustrations and compare them to your loading tray.

vIf your loading tray looks like the left illustration, insert the CD carefully so that the edges of the CD are underneath the tabs on the loading tray. These plastic tabs cover the edges of the CD and hold it in place. The tabs are attached to the tray itself and cannot be moved.

vIf your loading tray looks like the right illustration, insert the CD into the tray, and gently push the movable tab forward to hold the CD in place.

3.Close the loading tray by pressing the Eject/Load button, or by gently pushing the tray in.

Ejecting a CD manually

If you press the Eject/Loadbutton and the tray does not slide out, turn off the computer. Straighten a large paper clip to form a tool, as shown in the illustration. The straightened end must extend at least 45 mm (1.8 in.). Insert the extended end into the manual-eject hole on the front of the drive (see “Front view of the drive” on page 1-4). Push the paper clip into the hole until the tray opens. Gently pull out the tray until you can remove the CD.

45mm

1.8in

Using the Easy CD Creator and DirectCD programs

To use the Easy CD Creator and DirectCD software, insert a blank or partially-recorded CD-R or CD-RW disc into your CD-RW drive. The Easy CD Creator menu window opens automatically.

To open DirectCD, do as follows:

1.Click Start --> Programs --> Adaptec DirectCD.

2.Click DirectCD Wizard.

Formatting CDs

You must format a blank CD-RW disc using DirectCD before you can copy files to the disc.

To format a CD-RW disc5 with the DirectCD program:

5.Some CDs, such as multi-session CDs, do not require formatting. For more information, see the Adaptec software online user’s guide.

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