Dell Dimension 3100C Owner's Manual

Also see for Dimension 3100C: Quick setup guide

Contents

Setting Up and Using Your Computer 193 To copy the CD or DVD:• If you have one CD or DVD drive, ensure that the settings are correct and click the DiscCopy button. The computer reads your source CD or DVD and copies the data to atemporary folder on your computer hard drive.When prompted, insert a blank CD or DVD into the 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 the Disc Copy button. The computer copies the data fromthe source 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 havecreated automatically ejects.Using Blank CDs and DVDsCD-RW drives can write to CD recording media only (including high-speed CD-RW) whileDVD-writable drives can write to both CD and DVD recording media.Use blank CD-Rs to record music or permanently store data files. After creating a CD-R, youcannot write to that CD-R again (see the Sonic documentation for more information). Useblank CD-RWs to write to CDs or to erase, rewrite, or update data on CDs.Blank DVD+/-Rs can be used to permanently store large amounts of information. After youcreate a DVD+/-R disc, you may not be able to 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 if you planto erase, rewrite, or update information on that disc later.CD-Writable DrivesDVD-Writable DrivesMedia Type Read Write RewritableCD-R Yes Yes NoCD-RW Yes Yes YesMedia Type Read Write RewritableCD-R Yes Yes NoCD-RW Yes Yes YesDVD+R Yes Yes NoDVD-R Yes Yes NoDVD+RW Yes Yes YesDVD-RW Yes Yes YesDVD+R DL Yes Yes No