Using Your Cd Or Dvd Drive - Toshiba Satellite 1805 Series User Manual

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Learning the Basics

Using your CD or DVD drive

4 Double-click the folder containing the file, then click the file
you want to copy.
HINT: Use the Ctrl or Shift key to select more than one file.
5 Click File, then point to Send To.
6 Click the icon for the diskette drive (3.5" Floppy A).
HINT: You can also back up a file to a diskette by clicking the
file (or files) you want to back up with the secondary button,
then pointing to Send To and clicking 3.5" Floppy (A:).
Using your CD or DVD drive
Your computer may have a CD-ROM drive, DVD-ROM drive, or
a DVD-ROM/CD-RW multifunction drive. CD-ROM drives can
play back prerecorded CDs. DVD-ROM drives can play back both
prerecorded CDs and DVDs. With a CD-RW drive you can write
files (including music) to a CD-Recordable (CD-R) or
CD-Rewritable (CD-RW) disc. A DVD-ROM/CD-RW
multifunction drive can do all of these things.
Compact discs (CDs) store up to 600 MB of data or music. You
use CD-ROMs to load and run software, and to access reference
material such as catalogs, as well as listen to music.
A special feature allows you to play audio CDs even when the
computer is turned off.
Digital versatile discs (DVDs) provide a significant increase in
data storage and support features that are not available on any
other video platform. These features include wide-screen movies,
multiple language tracks, digital surround sound, multiple camera