How to Create a Data CD

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How to Create a Data CD

• You can store your files on a CD
• We call this a Data CD because it is storing your
  data or files.

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Why use a CD instead of a Floppy disk?
CDs hold a lot more information than Floppies and
they are inexpensive. 1 floppy holds 1.4MB
(1,400 K) 1 CD holds 700 MB (700,000 K) A CD
holds less than a Gig (1,000,000 K)
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Chart of File Sizes
CD
Floppy
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Cost of file Storage
CDs are an inexpensive storage media.
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Where can I get a blank CD?

• Order them from the warehouse
• Buy them at stores such as Wal-mart, Staples,
  Circuit City

Price varies from .50 to 1.50 depending upon
the quantity purchased.
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Can I Make a CD using My own computer?

• Probably Not!
• Your computer probably has a regular CD Rom
  drive. It lets you PLAY CDs but it will not
  CREATE CDs.
• You need to find a computer that has a CD WRITER
  also called a CD BURNER. This is a special CD
  drive that Plays and creates CDs.

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Where Can I Find a CD Burner?
Go to the Computer Lab At Central
Office Or School Library
Use the Multimedia Computer Station in the back
of Central Training Lab.
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Start your CD Login as yourself
Login with your real username and password if you
want to be able to find your H and or G drives
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Insert a Blank CD
Press button to open and close
Top CD drive is the Burner.
Place blank CD in tray
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Start the CD Software
Double click the Recorder Gold Icon
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Close the Wizard Dialog Box
Click Close
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Find your Files
Click beside My computer
Click beside Your G drive
Drag your folders Here and Drop
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Continue to Find and Drag as many folders as you
want.
Drag another folder and drop
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Circle Graph Shows red as CD is filled.
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Click Record to start Making the CD
16X
You may need to reduce the speed from 32x to 16x.
Look at the case of the cd that you purchased.
Click Ok
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Finish your CD

• Wait while the CD writes
• When finished writing remove your CD from the
  tray, close the CD software, logout.
• Write on top of CD with Permanent marker. We use
  sharpies. Available from the warehouse. Dont
  mark the bottom.

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Thats all folks!
Log off the computer and take your CD back to
your desk with you.
Once you learnhelp a friend.
I will be glad to help if I am available. Dawn
Schaeffer, 7253, dschaeffer_at_ccboe.com
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Trouble shooting
Handout available in Adobe Acrobat
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Trouble Shooting

• VERY LONG filenames. You will get an error if
  you have extremely long file names. Rename the
  files with shorter names.
• Dont try to copy OPEN files to the CD. Make sure
  you close all files at your desk and that other
  co-workers do not have the files open at their
  desks.

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