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Using Multimedia 59
NOTE: Ensure that you observe all copyright laws when copying media.
NOTE: The types of optical drives offered by Dell may vary by country.
The following instructions explain how to make an exact copy of a CD, DVD, or
BD using Roxio Creator. You can also use Roxio Creator for other purposes,
such as creating music CDs from audio files stored on your computer or backing
up important data. For help, open Roxio Creator, and then press <F1>.
The DVD drives and BD drives installed in Dell computers do not support
HD-DVD media. For a list of supported media formats, see "Using Blank CD,
DVD, and BD Media" on page 59.
How to Copy a CD, DVD, or BD
NOTE: BD media can only be copied to other BD media.
NOTE: Copying a BD-R to BD-RE will not produce an exact copy.
NOTE: Most commercial DVDs and BDs have copyright protection and cannot be
copied using Roxio Creator.
1
Click
Start
→
All Programs
→
Roxio
Creator
→
Projects
→
Copy
.
2
Under the
Copy
tab, click
Copy Disc
.
3
To copy the CD, DVD, or BD:
•
If you have one optical drive
, insert the source disc into the drive, ensure
that the settings are correct, and then click the
Copy Disc
button to
continue. The computer reads your source disc and copies the data to a
temporary folder on your computer hard drive.
When prompted, insert a blank disc into the drive and click
OK
.
•
If you have two optical drives
, select the drive into which you have
inserted your source disc and click the
Copy Disc
button to continue.
The computer copies the data from the source disc to the blank disc.
Once you have finished copying the source disc, the disc that you have
created automatically ejects.
Using Blank CD, DVD, and BD Media
DVD-writable drives can write to both CD and DVD recording media.
BD-writable drives can write to CD, DVD and BD recording media.