Chapter 1: Getting Started
Figure 1.12: Loading a CD into the drawer
Label-side up
CD-ROM Drive/DVD Drive
The CD-ROM or DVD drive provides you with a means of having access to programs or data that take up a lot of disk space, without having to sacrifice a large section of your hard drive for that purpose. The CD-ROM drive uses data CDs that are capable of holding hundreds of megabytes of data (DVD disks can hold several gigabytes of information). The high-speed access rate of your CD-ROM enables it to search that data and retrieve the specific data that you want very quickly. Data CDs are ROM (Read Only Memory) disks and cannot be written to with your CD- ROM drive. Their high capacity and fast speed makes them very useful for programs such as encyclopedias and other reference works that require a lot of space and a fast search mechanism, and to which you do not need to add data. Your CD drive can also be used to play audio CDs through the audio hardware built into your WinBook notebook. Your CD-ROM will also be able to read from photo CDs.
You can load a CD-ROM/DVD into the drive as described below:
1. Press the Load/Eject button.
Dirt in the CD tray can affect performance. Be sure to keep the tray clean.
