Creating A Data Cd; Suggestions For Creating Data Cds - HP Compaq Presario,Presario 5000 User Manual

Creating a
Data CD
Use Easy CD Creator to
create a Data CD to store
computer data such as the
files and folders on your
hard drive. This is
especially useful for
backing up your important
files or for sharing them
with your colleagues.
Unlike an Audio CD, a
Data CD is used for data
storage only and cannot be
played on your home or car
stereo CD player.
Here are some of the things
you should know about a
Data CD:
A Data CD is used for
➜
data storage only and
cannot be played on your
home stereo CD player
or car CD player.
A Data CD is ideal for
➜
sharing multimedia
presentations, graphics,
Word or Excel
documents, Internet
downloads, web sites,
and company documents
with your colleagues.
Tip
See the "Troubleshooting"
section in this chapter for
hints on how to avoid buffer
underruns.
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Creating a Data CD

Suggestions for Creating Data CDs

Duplicating CDs: Easy CD Creator includes CD Copier, an
➜
easy way to make backup copies of your original CDs.
Creating Mixed-Mode CDs: A Mixed-Mode CD is a
➜
single-session CD that contains both computer data and
audio tracks and typically is used for entertainment and
educational programs.
Creating CD Extra CDs: A CD Extra CD is a multi-session
➜
CD that contains both audio tracks and computer data. It is
typically used when you want to provide music CD tracks
and a music video on the same CD.
Creating a Data CD
1. Click the Data button on the Main menu.
2. Select Data CD from the next menu. A Data CD Layout is
displayed.
3. Insert a blank CD-R/CD-RW disc into your CD-RW drive
(the destination drive).
4. In the Explorer section, select the data file or folder you want
to record, then click Add. Repeat until the Data CD Layout
contains all of the files and folders that you want to record.
5. Click Create CD. The CD Creation Setup box is displayed.
6. Click OK to start recording.
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