Using Blank Cds And Dvds; Helpful Tips - Dell Dimension C521 Owner's Manual

If you have two CD/DVD drives, select the drive into which you have inserted your source CD or
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DVD, and then click Disc Copy. The computer copies the data from the source CD or DVD to the
blank CD or DVD.
Once you have finished copying the source CD or DVD, the CD or DVD that you have created
automatically ejects.

Using Blank CDs and DVDs

CD-RW drives can write to CD recording media only (including high-speed CD-RW media) while
DVD-writable drives can write to both CD and DVD recording media.
Use blank CD-Rs to record music or permanently store data files. After the maximum storage capacity of
a CD-R is reached, you cannot write to that CD-R again (see the Sonic documentation for more
information). Use blank CD-RWs if you plan to erase, rewrite, or update information on the CD later.
Blank DVD+/-Rs can be used to permanently store large amounts of data. 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 the 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

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• Use Microsoft Windows
Roxio Creator Plus and open a Creator project.
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Explorer to drag and drop files to a CD-R or CD-RW only after you start
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