Data Disc Tips; Creating Data Discs - Compaq Presario SR1500 - Desktop PC Manual

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Creating Data, Audio, and Video Discs on your PC

Data disc tips

When storing data files on a disc, it is important to note that:
• You can add new data files to a CD-R, DVD+R, or DVD-R in a later
recording session, until the disc is full. With DVD+R or DVD-R discs,
insert your partially recorded DVD, click the Wrench icon to display
the Options window, click Data, select the first Write-Once DVD
Compatibility option, and then click OK.
• When you record files that have the same name as previously recorded files,
Sonic DigitalMedia Plus updates the file and the previous version is overwritten.
• Sonic DigitalMedia Plus allows you to change the names of files you want to
record and the files that were previously recorded.
• As you select data files to record to your disc, Sonic DigitalMedia Plus
calculates and displays the amount of recording space used on your disc.
• If your recording fails, manually select a slower recording speed, if available,
each time you make a recording. Refer to the Help menu in your selected
software program for more information about selecting a slower recording
speed.

Creating data discs

To create data CDs or DVDs using Sonic DigitalMedia Plus:
1 Open the DigitalMedia Plus program by clicking Start, All Programs,
Sonic, and then DigitalMedia Home.
2 Click the Data tab, and then click Data Disc.
3 Do one or more of the following:
• Click Add Data and navigate to files stored on your PC.
• In the Quick Scan panel, select a type of file to search for, and then click
Scan to automatically search your PC for the selected file type.
• Insert a CD or DVD that contains the file you want to add.
4 Select the files you want to record, and then click Add.
5 To name your disc, click Volume Label, and then type a name over it. Sonic
DigitalMedia Plus assigns a name based on the recording date if you do not
type a name.
6 Click the Burn icon when you have added all the files to your data
project.
7 When prompted, insert a blank or appendable disc.
DVD discs can store significantly more files than a CD.
8 Click OK.