Again, there are far more advanced features included with this package, but we’ll leave that to the Jam manual.
Once you’ve got your CD assembled, click on Check Speed in the upper right corner. For the first few CDs you make, we highly recommend doing test burns first. Depending on what your source data is coming from, the source drive may not be fast enough to support 6x burns. This can be even further complicated if your drive is “fragmented,” meaning the data is not in a continuous block on the drive. (This happens frequently when the drive is nearing capacity.) So just to be safe, run the test before burning so you are sure the system will run properly. If your system is having trouble keeping up with the drive, read the “Troubleshooting Underruns” section at the end of this Guide.
Once the test has successfully been completed, go ahead and click on Write Disc. You will get a screen that gives you the option of Write Session or Write Disc.
Write Session means you will go ahead and burn a disc, but you do not close it off. An application like Adaptec Toast will still be able to write data information in another Session behind it.
Write Disc means the disc is closed off, and no further sessions can be recorded behind it. If you are making a CD that is going to a duplication house, you will want to use Write Disc. Also,
if you have no intention of recording anything else after the CD, you can close it off.
Once you’ve clicked on your option, the CD will start recording. When it’s finished, you’re on CD!
Assembling Data CDs
Open Adaptec Toast, and go to the Format menu to select the type of CD you wish to record. For introductory purposes, if you are simply trying to back up select files from your computer, use Mac Files & Folders. If you are trying to distribute data to both Mac and PC users alike, use the I S O - 9 6 6 0 format. (Both PCs and Macs can read those.)
The files can be selected by dragging and dropping the files and folders on the Toast window. To see the hierarchy of the disc you are assembling, click on the Data button.
You can move files from one folder to another, create new folders, or remove files from this screen. To rename the disc, double click on the CD icon and name it whatever you like. When you are through assembling the CD, click Done.
