Dell XPS/Dimension XPS Gen 4 - Manual (Page 29)

Setting Up and Using Your Computer
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How to Copy a CD or DVD
NOTE:
If you have a DVD/CD-RW combo drive and you experience recording problems, check for
available software patches at the Sonic support website at support.sonic.com.
Currently, five DVD-writable disc formats available: DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW and
DVD-RAM. The DVD-writable drives installed in Dell
™ computers will write to DVD+R and
DVD+RW media, and can read DVD-R and DVD-RW media. However, DVD-writable drives do
not write to and may not read DVD-RAM media. In addition, chimerically available DVD players
for home theater systems might not read all five formats.
NOTE:
Most commercial DVDs have copyright protection and cannot be copied using Sonic
RecordNow.
1 Click the Start button, point to All Programs → Sonic → RecordNow! → RecordNow!
2 Click either the audio tab or the data tab, depending on the kind of CD or DVD you are
planning to copy.
3 Click Exact Copy.
4 To copy the CD or DVD:
• If you have one CD or DVD drive, ensure that the settings are correct and click Copy. The
computer reads your source CD or DVD and copies it to a temporary folder on your
computer hard drive.
When prompted, insert a blank CD or DVD into the CD or DVD drive and click OK.
• If you have two CD or DVD drives, select the drive into which you have inserted your
source CD or DVD and click Copy. The computer copies the data on the CD or DVD to
the blank CD or DVD.
Once you have finished copying the source CD or DVD, the CD or DVD that you have created
automatically ejects.
Using Blank CD-Rs, CD-RWs, DVD+Rs, and DVD+RWs
Your CD-RW drive can write to two different types of recording media—CD-Rs and CD-RWs
(including High-Speed CD-RWs). 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 to write to CDs or to erase, rewrite, or update data
on CDs.
Your DVD writable drive can write to four different types of recording media—CD-Rs, CD-RWs
(including High-Speed CD-RWs), DVD+Rs, and DVD+RWs. Blank DVD+Rs can be used to
permanently store large amounts of information. After you create a DVD+R disc, you may not be
able write to that disc again if the disc is "finalized" or "closed" during the final stage of the disc
creation process. Use blank DVD+RWs when you will need to erase, rewrite, or update the
information on that disc later.