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DLA (or packet writing) software formats the disk much like a diskette or hard disk, so that
files and folders can be dragged from any source to the drive letter of the disk. Files can
even be saved directly from an application to this kind of disk, since it behaves just like a
diskette or hard disk.
When your computer was set up in the factory, the optical drive is drive D.
To start (boot) the computer from a bootable CD in the optical drive, you need to change
the
Boot Device
setting in Setup; see page 71 for more details. When you boot from a CD, it
becomes drive A, and the diskette drive B.
To insert a CD or DVD disk, the computer needs to be turned on. Press the load/eject
button on the front of the drive and the tray should open. Place the disk in the center of the
tray, then press the load/eject button again to close the drive. You will hear the drive start,
but wait about 10 seconds before trying to access the disk.
If you insert an audio CD, Windows will automatically detect it and start to play it. If you
insert a data CD, depending on how the disk was created, Windows may automatically start
the Setup program on the disk; if it doesn’t, check with the application user guide for
information on installing and using the disk.
To remove a disk, the best way is to use Windows as this ensures that any applications using
the disk are stopped first. In the
Control Panel
,
right-click on the drive icon, then select
Eject.
If the disk is being used by a program, the drawer will not open until the program stops
using it.
To remove the disk manually first check that the light on the front of the drive is off, then
press the load/eject button on the front of the drive. The disk stops spinning, then the
drawer opens. If the disk is being used by a program, the drawer will not open until the
program stops using it.
