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 page1-4). Push the paper clip into the hole until
the tray opens. Gently pull out the tray until you can remove the CD.
45 mm
1.8 in
Using the Easy CD Creator and DirectCD programs
Touse the Easy CD Creator and DirectCD software, insert a blank or
partially-recorded CD-R or CD-RWdisc into your CD-RW drive. The Easy CD
Creator menu window opens automatically.
Toopen DirectCD, do as follows:
1. Click Start --> Programs --> Adaptec DirectCD.
2. Click DirectCD Wizard.
Formatting CDs
Youmust format a blank CD-RW disc using DirectCD before you can copy
files to the disc.
Toformat a CD-RW disc
5
with the DirectCD program:
5. Some CDs, such as multi-session CDs, do not require formatting. For more information, see the
Adaptecsoftware online user ’s guide.
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