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Features of Your Internet PC 2-21
About Your CD-ReWritable (CD-RW) Drive
(available on select models)
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NOTE:
For detailed information regarding your CD-RW drive and the just!burn
software, please refer to the
CD-RW just!burn Feature Guide
.
Your CD-RW drive has the following attributes:
◆ Supports standard CD-ROM, write-once CD-R, and rewritable CD-RW discs.
◆ Can be used to create your own audio CDs, share information, and save data for
backups and other data storage needs.
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HINT:
For best compatibility, CD-RW discs should be played on a CD-RW drive.
Types of CD
Media
CD-R and CD-RW media have the following features:
◆ CD-R discs can be used on nearly any computer system with a CD-ROM Drive.
◆ CD-R is recommended for creating audio discs or sharing information between
computers.
◆ CD-R discs can be written to only once. However, you can write to CD-R discs
over multiple recording sessions until you choose to finalize the disc.
(Finalization is explained under just!audio in The just!burn CD Assistant in this
section or in the online manual.)
◆ CD-RW can be used to create CD backups of your personal CDs.
◆ CD-RW discs are reusable and can be overwritten.
◆ CD-RW discs are recommended for creating personal system backups.
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HINT:
Compaq recommends that the media used with your CD-RW drive is of high
quality. If you are unsuccessful with one media brand, please try another (media
quality varies from manufacturer to manufacturer).