Using the drive with cds and dvds, Using the cd-r and cd-rw function, Creating cd images and disc copies – Lenovo USB 2.0 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo II Drive User Manual

Page 37: Using, Drive, With, Dvds, Cd-r, Cd-rw, Function

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Do

not

use

solvents

to

clean

the

disc

surface.

When

labeling

a

disc,

write

only

on

the

printed

label

side

or

the

cartridge

using

a

soft

felt-tip

marker.

Keep

out

of

direct

sunlight,

high

temperatures,

and

humidity.

Do

not

attach

labels

to

either

side

of

the

disc.

Using

the

drive

with

CDs

and

DVDs

Complete

the

following

procedure

to

read

a

data

disc:

1.

Turn

on

the

computer.

2.

Press

the

Eject

button

on

the

top

of

the

drive.

3.

Insert

a

disc

in

the

tray

with

the

label

facing

up.

4.

Close

the

drive

by

gently

closing

the

tray.

5.

Wait

for

the

drive

busy

indicator

to

stop

blinking

and

turn

off.

6.

Double-click

the

CD-ROM

or

DVD-RAM/DVD-R/DVD-RW

icon.

Using

the

CD-R

and

CD-RW

function

The

Combo

II

Drive

can

write

to

both

CD-R

and

CD-RW

discs.

CD-R

discs

cannot

be

erased,

but

can

be

used

with

standard

CD-ROM

drives

and

CD

players.

You

can

use

CD-R

discs

to

record

audio

tracks,

store

data,

archive

files,

and

copy

files

from

another

CD.

CD-RW

discs

can

be

erased

and

rewritten,

but

can

be

used

only

with

newer

CD-RW-compatible

CD-ROM

and

DVD-ROM

drives.

You

can

use

CD-RW

discs

to

back

up,

store,

and

update

files

or

to

copy

files

from

another

CD.

Notes:

1.

CD-R

discs

are

playable

on

audio

CD

players.

CD-RW

discs

are

not

playable

on

most

audio

CD

players.

2.

The

software

included

with

this

drive

does

not

enable

the

drive

CD-recording

capabilities

with

DOS,

Windows

3.x,

or

IBM

OS/2

®

operating

systems.

For

more

information

on

using

the

software,

refer

to

the

Multimedia Center for Think

Offerings and DLA help

information

on

the

USB

2.0

CD-RW/DVD-ROM

Combo

II

Drive

Software and User ’s

Guide

Super

CD.

Using

the

DVD+R,

DVD+R

DL,

DVD+RW,

DVD-R,

DVD-R

DL,

DVD-RW,

and

DVD-RAM

functions

(read

only)

The

Combo

II

Drive

can

read

DVD+R,

DVD+RW,

DVD-R,

DVD-RW,

and

DVD-RAM

discs.

Reading

DVD+R

DL

and

DVD-R

DL

discs

is

not

guaranteed.

Creating

CD

images

and

disc

copies

Use

the

Multimedia

center

for

Think

Offerings

to

make

copies

and

save

images

of

your

CDs.

You

can

also

create

CDs

from

images

that

have

saved

to

your

hard

drive.

To

make

a

CD

image:

1.

Start

the

Multimedia

Center

for

Think

Offerings.

2.

Select

the

Copy

page.

3.

Select

the

task,

Save

the

image

to

hard

drive.

4.

Give

the

image

a

file

name.

A

random

file

is

created.

Chapter

7.

Using

the

Combo

II

Drive

7-3

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