HP Compaq Presario,Presario 5116 Quick Start Manual page 140

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.
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.
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.