Dell DIMENSION 8400 Manual

Also see for Dimension 8400 Series: Setup Quick reference guide Service manual

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18 Setting Up and Using Your Computerw w w . d e l l . c o m | s u p p o r t . d e l l . c o m Currently, five DVD-writable disc formats are available: DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW,and DVD-RAM. The DVD-writable drives installed in Dell™ computers can write to DVD+R andDVD+RW media, and can read DVD-R and DVD-RW media. However, DVD-writable drives donot write to and might not read DVD-RAM media. In addition, commercially available DVDplayers for home theater systems might not read all five formats.NOTE: Most commercial DVDs have copyright protection and cannot be copied using SonicRecordNow.1 Click the Start button, point to All Programs→ Sonic→ RecordNow!, and then clickRecordNow!2 Click either the audio tab or the data tab, depending on the kind of CD or DVD you want tocopy.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. Thecomputer reads your source CD or DVD and copies it to a temporary folder on yourcomputer 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 yoursource CD or DVD and click Copy. The computer copies the data on the CD or DVD tothe blank CD or DVD.Once you have finished copying the source CD or DVD, the CD or DVD that you havecreated automatically ejects.Using Blank CD-Rs and CD-RWsYour 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 moreinformation). 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 topermanently store large amounts of information. After you create a DVD+R disc, you may not beable to write to that disc again if the disc is "finalized" or "closed" during the final stage of the disccreation process. Use blank DVD+RWs if you plan to erase, rewrite, or update information on thatdisc later.Helpful Tips• Use Microsoft® Windows® Explorer to drag and drop files to a CD-R or CD-RW only afteryou start Sonic RecordNow and open a RecordNow project.