Helpful Tips - Dell INSPIRON 531S Owner's Manual

Blank DVD+/-Rs can be used to permanently store large amounts of
information. After you create a DVD+/-R disc, you may not be able to write
to that disc again if the disc is "finalized" or "closed" during the final stage of
the disc creation process. Use blank DVD+/-RWs if you plan to erase, rewrite,
or update information on that disc later.
CD-Writable Drives
Media Type
CD-R
CD-RW
DVD-Writable Drives
Media Type
CD-R
CD-RW
DVD+R
DVD-R
DVD+RW
DVD-RW
DVD+R DL

Helpful Tips

• Use Microsoft
CD-RW only after you start Sonic DigitalMedia and open a DigitalMedia
project.
• Use CD-Rs to burn music CDs that you want to play in regular stereos.
CD-RWs do not play in most home or car stereos.
• You cannot create audio DVDs with Sonic Digital Media.
• Music MP3 files can be played only on MP3 players or on computers that
have MP3 software installed.
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Setting Up and Using Your Computer
Read
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Read
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Windows Explorer to drag and drop files to a CD-R or
Write
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Write
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Rewritable
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Rewritable
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