What Is Directcd; Creating A Directcd Cd - HP Compaq Presario,Presario 5000 User Manual

What is
DirectCD?
DirectCD is designed to
complement, not replace,
pre-mastering software.
DirectCD is useful if you
want to incrementally add
small (or large) amounts of
data to your disc. DirectCD
is also convenient to use.
You can save files directly
to your CD-R/CD-RW disc
from Windows Explorer or
directly from your
spreadsheet, word
processor, or other
application using the Save
or Save As function. For
example, you might want
to:
Archive data and then
➜
remove it from your
hard drive.
Back up the files on
➜
your hard drive to a CD.
Transfer files from a
➜
computer at work to a
computer used at home.
Tip
You can do other tasks on your
computer while the CD is
being formatted. The
DirectCD CD Ready window
is displayed when CD
formatting is complete.
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What is DirectCD?

Creating a DirectCD CD

Before creating a DirectCD CD, you must verify that the
DirectCD component is installed. Please refer back to the
"Installing Adaptec Easy CD Creator" section in this chapter.
DirectCD is software that makes it much easier to record data to
CD-R or CD-RW than in the past. DirectCD allows your CD-
RW drive to appear just like any other drive letter in Windows
Explorer. In other words, your CD-RW drive handles files just
like a hard drive or floppy disk. Using Windows Explorer, you
can drag and drop, rename, add or delete files and directories
directly to your CD-R or CD-RW disc. You can use the Save or
Save As command in your spreadsheet, Word document, or any
other application to save files directly to a CD-R or CD-RW
disc.
Note: Before you can write data to your CD-R or CD-RW, you must first
format the CD-R or CD-RW disc. If the DirectCD CD Ready window is
displayed, the disc is already formatted for DirectCD.
1. Insert a blank CD-R or CD-RW disc into the CD-RW drive.
2. From the Main menu, select Data.
3. From the next menu, select DirectCD.
4. The DirectCD Wizard is displayed and guides you
step-by-step through how to prepare the CD-R or CD-RW
disc so you can write data to it.
Formatting a CD/CD-RW
Before you write data to a CD-R or CD-RW, you must format
the disc:
1. Start DirectCD, as described above. The DirectCD Wizard
screen is displayed.
2. Click Next, and the Drive Information window is displayed.
3. Click Next, and the Format Disc window is displayed.
4. Click Next to continue, and the Name Your Disc window is
displayed.
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