Using CD-RW and SoftDVD Software 3
CD-RW and SoftDVD Software
If you have a CD-RW, DVD-ROM, or combination CD-RW and DVD-ROM drive, one or both
of the following CDs ship with your system or optional drive:
NEC SoftDVD™ Player Software CD
The NEC SoftDVD Player Software CD contains SoftDVD drivers and the Jet-Audio
Player, an integrated multimedia player. You need to install the SoftDVD drivers and
Jet-Audio Player software before using your DVD-ROM drive.
NEC CD-RW Software CD
The NEC CD-RW Software CD contains applications for CD-RW functions. With this
software, you can use your CD-RW drive to create data and audio CDs and to write files
directly to a CD in the CD-RW drive.
See the following procedures to install and use the CD-RW or SoftDVD software that comes
with your system or optional drive.
NEC CD-RW Software
The following sections provide installation instructions for the NEC CD-RW Software CD.
Loading NEC CD-RW Software
Load the NEC CD-RW Software CD as follows.
Note
The NEC CD-RW Software CD comes in two versions: Roxio
®
Easy CD Creator
®
5 and
Adaptec
®
Easy CD Creator
®
and DirectCD™. Both versions provide similar functions using
different software programs.
1.
Insert the NEC CD-RW software CD into the CD-RW or combination CD-RW and
DVD-ROM drive. The CD-RW software loads. Depending on the version of software that
comes with your system or optional drive, one of the following screens appears:
Roxio EasyCD Creator 5
Adaptec Master Setup.
If the CD does not load automatically, continue as follows:
Double click
My Computer
on the Windows
®
desktop.
Double click the CD drive. The Roxio Easy CD Creator 5 or Adaptec Master Setup
screen appears.
2.
Continue as follows.
If you have the Roxio Easy CD Creator 5 version, go to “Installing Roxio Easy CD
Creator 5.”
If you have the Adaptec Master Setup screen, go to “Installing Adaptec Software.”