Dell XPS 720 (Mid 2007) - Manual (Page 39)

Setting Up and Using Your Computer
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The DVD drives and BD drives installed in Dell computers do not support HD-DVD media. For a list of
supported media formats, see "Using Blank CD, DVD, and BD Media" on page 39.
How to Copy a CD, DVD, or BD
NOTE:
BD media can only be copied to other BD media. DVD media can only be copied to other DVD-
recordable/rewritable media. CD media can only be copied to other CD-recordable/rewritable media.
NOTE:
Copying a BD-R to BD-RE will not produce an exact copy. Border information will be lost.
NOTE:
Most commercial DVDs and BDs have copyright protection and cannot be copied using Roxio Creator.
1 Open Roxio Creator Plus.
2 Under the Copy tab, click Disc Copy.
3 To copy the CD, DVD, or BD:
• If you have one optical drive, insert the source disc into the drive, ensure that the settings are
correct, and then click the Copy Disc button to continue. The computer reads your source disc
and copies the data to a temporary folder on your computer hard drive.
When prompted, insert a blank disc into the drive and click OK.
• If you have two optical drives, select the drive into which you have inserted your source disc and
click the Copy Disc button to continue. The computer copies the data from the source disc to the
blank disc.
Once you have finished copying the source disc, the disc that you have created automatically ejects.
Using Blank CD, DVD, and BD Media
CD-writable drives can only write to CD recording media. DVD-writable drives can write to both CD
and DVD recording media. BD-writable drives can write to CD, DVD and BD recording media.
Use blank CD-Rs to record music or permanently store data files. After creating a CD-R, 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 that disc later.
Blank DVD+/-R or BD-R media can be used to permanently store large amounts of information. After
you create a DVD+/-R or BD-R, you cannot write to that disc again if the disc is "finalized" or "closed"
during the final stage of the disc creation process. Use blank DVD+/-RW or BD-RE media if you plan to
erase, rewrite, or update information on that disc later.
CD-Writable Drives
Media Type Read Write Rewritable
CD-R Yes Yes No
CD-RW Yes Yes Yes