HP C4381-90100 - Manual (Page 44)

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The DirectCD disc is ready for you to write information directly to the
CD.
Adding Data to a DirectCD Disc
Once your CD is formatted as a DirectCD disc, there are a number of
ways to add data to it:
■ Drag and drop files from Windows Explorer onto the CD-RW drive
icon.
■ Select Save As from a Windows 95/NT application File menu and
select the drive letter of your CD-RW drive.
■ Use the Send To command.
■ Use MS-DOS command prompts from a DOS window in
Windows 95/NT.
Ejecting a DirectCD Disc
When you eject a DirectCD disc from your CD-RW drive and you want to
continue reading the CD on your computer using your CD-RW drive or
another CD-R system that supports DirectCD, the disc must be formatted
so you can continue using DirectCD. When you eject a disc, DirectCD
automatically formats it for you. To eject a DirectCD disc, follow these
steps:
1. Right-click the CD-RW drive icon on the taskbar.
2. Select Eject from the drop-down list box.
DirectCD ejects your CD from the CD-RW drive.
Writing More Data to a DirectCD Disc
To add more data to your DirectCD disc—meaning that you have
previously formatted a blank CD for DirectCD use—you can add more
information to it until the disc is full. To do so, follow these steps: