44 Using CDs, DVDs, and Other Multimedia3 To copy the CD or DVD:• If you have one CD or DVD drive, ensure that the settings are correct and click the Disc Copybutton. The computer will read your source CD or DVD and copy the data to a temporary folderon 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 your source CD orDVD and click the Disc Copy button. The computer copies the data from the source CD or DVDto the blank CD or DVD.Once you have finished copying the source CD or DVD, the CD or DVD that you have created willautomatically eject.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, you cannotwrite to that CD-R again (see the Sonic documentation for more information). Use blank CD-RWs towrite 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 you create aDVD+/-R disc, you may not be able to write to that disc again if the disc is “finalized” or “closed” duringthe final stage of the disc creation process. Use blank DVD+/-RWs if you plan to erase, rewrite, orupdate 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 Nobook.book Page 44 Thursday, September 22, 2005 8:08 AM