How to use the CD Writer

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How to use the CD Writer

• Written by Georgina E.C. Honeysett
• Copywright 1999

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How to use the CD Writer

• Gina Honeysett
• Research and Graduate School of Education

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Welcome to the Presentation

• Hi, my name is Kermit and welcome to this
  presentation of the CD Writer. All this new
  technology is too advanced for me, so I will now
  hand you over to Gina to explain the rest! Happy
  Learning!

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Types of CD

• There are 2 main types of CD. The CDR
  (recordable) and the CDRW (re-writable)
• After data has been written to the CDR it cannot
  be removed. The data is permanently fixed.
• After data has been written to the CDRW it can be
  erased by laser and new information stored. The
  data is temporarily fixed.

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Programmes for using the CD Writer

• Easy CD Creator.
• Direct CD

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Easy CD Creator

• Adaptec Easy CD creator lets you create your own
  data, audio and multimedia CDs from within
  Windows 95 or Windows NT. You can back up
  important files to CD, and read them back on
  standard CD-ROM drives. (Adaptec,Inc.)

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How to use Easy CD Creator

• Click on Start, then Programs and select the CD
  Writer option.
• Within this option you can choose Easy CD Creator.

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• You are presented with a split horizontal screen,
  with Windows Explorer Data in the top half, and
  an area for files to be inserted in the bottom
  half.

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• Drag the files you require from the top right
  hand side of the page to the bottom left. They
  will appear on the bottom right.
• Then click on File, and Create CD.

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Data transfer from many sources

• If you are trying to write many files onto the CD
  from many different sources, you may wish to
  create a CD Image. This simply allows for all
  the separate data to be stored in one specific
  location to be transferred continuously onto the
  CD.
• Select File, and Create disk image. This allows
  you to amalgamate all the files you intend to
  send to the CD.
• After this, select File, Create CD from disk
  image, instead of Create CD.

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Direct CD

• Direct CD requires the CDR or CDRW to be
  formatted in advance. This can take up to 90
  minutes to format.
• However once formatted, the process is the same
  speed at Easy CD Creator for transferring data.

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Direct CD ctd

• Direct CD is software for Windows 95 that allows
  your CD-R drive to appear on your desktop, just
  like any other volume. Your CD-R drive will
  handle files just like a hard drive or floppy
  disk. You can drag and drop files to your CD,
  thereby writing them one at a time, rather than
  recording the entire disk at once. (Adaptec, Inc)

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How to use Direct CD

• Select Start, Programs, CD Writer, and then
  Direct CD.
• You will be presented with a CD Wizard where you
  follow the instructions for formatting your CD,
  and transferring data to it.
• Once in the Direct CD Programme simply drag and
  drop the required files from your computer to the
  CD location. The CD is created automatically.

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CDR or CDRW?

• It is not required to specify to the computer
  which CD you will be using. The programme
  identifies the CD type for you automatically.
• CDRs can be written on a CD Writer and read by
  any CD Rom drive or CD Player.
• CDRWs can be written on a CD Rewriter but cannot
  always be read by a CD Rom drive or CD Player.
  They can be read by many recent CD Rom drives
  (within approximately a year old).
• The GRSE CD Writer is both a rewritable and
  recordable device.

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Erasing a CDRW

• With both Easy CD Creator and Direct CD there are
  options for erasing data from the CDRW.
• Simply select the CDRW erase option and follow
  the instructions provided.
• For erasing the CDR, the process is simpler. Find
  a bin, throw it in and buy another one!!

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THATS ALL FOLKS!