HP Compaq Presario,Presario 5000 User Manual page 57

What is
DirectCD?
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Tip
By formatting a disc within
DirectCD, you can read and
write files directly to your
CD-R/CD-RW disc while
within any software
application that can read from
and copy to a drive letter.
Some examples include:
Software applications
➜
such as Microsoft Word,
when you use the Save or
Save As commands.
➜ Windows Explorer, when
you drag and drop files
from one drive letter to
another.
Did you know ...
DirectCD provides a file
system based on UDF v1.5
and writes data to a CD-R or
CD-RW using packet writing
technology. This file system
gives you drive letter access to
your CD-RW drive.
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5. Type a name to identify your CD in the Name Your Disc
window.
Note: The CD name can be up to 11 characters.
6. Click Finish and your disc begins formatting.
7. Click OK, and the DirectCD disc is ready for you to write
data to it.
8. If you are formatting a CD-RW disc that has been formatted
before, you can select either Quick format or Full format.
Note: If your computer system has more than one CD-RW drive, the
drive information window is displayed. Select the drive you want to
format and click Next. This window displays information about your
CD-R drive:
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Note: DirectCD uses two new technologies called packet writing and UDF.
DirectCD gives you the ability to add data incrementally to a disc in small or
large quantities. Data is written to a disc in small packets. It is possible to
record even a single file at a time. There is no arbitrary limit to the number
of packets that can be written to a CD-R/CD-RW disc.
UDF (Universal Disk Format) is a new file system that is used on optical
media (such as CD-ROM and DVD) and other media. UDF has several
advantages over the ISO 9660 file system used by standard CD-ROMs. UDF
is designed to take advantage of packet writing and is accepted and
approved as the industry standard by all major players in compact disc
storage.
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The Device section of the window lists the model number of your drive and
indicates if it is locked or unlocked.
Click the Properties button to view more detailed information about the
drive.
The Media Type section of the window lists information about the type of
CD in the drive and how you can use it.
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