Sony VGN-A517B, User Manual

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Using Your VAIO Computer
Copying Files to CDs
To determine which type of CD your computer supports, see Reading and Writing CDs and DVDs (page 47) .
To copy files to a CD-RW or CD-R
!
Do not strike or shake the computer while writing data onto a disc.
1 Insert a blank CD-R or CD-RW disc into the optical disc drive.
If the CD Drive window appears, click Take no action.
2 Open Windows Explorer by pressing the Windows key and the E key simultaneously.
3 In the Folders panel on the left, locate the file(s) or folder(s) you want to copy and either:
❑
Right-click the file(s) or folder(s), point to Send To, and click the optical disc drive
*
name.
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Drag the file(s) or folder(s) onto the optical disc drive icon in the Files Stored on This Computer panel.
4 Close Windows Explorer.
5 Click Start and then My Computer.
6 Click the optical disc drive icon under Devices with Removable Storage. A new window appears with the file(s) or
folder(s) you want to copy listed under Files Ready to Be Written to the CD.
7 In the CD Writing Tasks box, click Write these files to CD.
8 Follow the instructions in the CD Writing Wizard.
* The read/write drive letter designation may vary, depending on your system's hardware configuration.