SPRUCE CREEK SOUTH COMPUTER CLUB

Read_Write To CD's Notes

( Created Especially For Spruce Creek South Computer Club By Don Hooten )

1. Read/Write to CD's

1. Types of CD blanks

1. CD-R's can only be written to once. Used for creating audio CD's, data CD's for pictures or files, program CD's for archive purposes. The price of these CD's is approximately $1.00/ea.

2. CD-RW's can be written to many times. Used for all the above uses plus back up for your system. The price of these CD's is approximately $10.00/ea.

2. Capacity of either CD type

1. The CD capacity is approximately 700MB (The capacity of DVD's is approximately 17GB).

3. Audio CD. s

1. You can write new CD's from your library of CD's a track at a time.

2. You can write new CD's from your tape library by taking the tape audio out and using a cable to put it into the . line in. of your sound card.

4. Data CD's

1. You can copy a data (program) CD to a new blank CD for archive purposes only

2. You can write a new CD by collecting files to write on the new CD caution on CD-R's this is a one-time operation. The CD-R can be used again only if there is space left.

5. Considerations when copying

1. CD-R/W drives do operate at multiple speeds (e.g. 1x, 2x, and 4x).

2. The program that creates CD's defaults to the highest speed.

3. Sometimes the 4x speed is too fast and the copy fails. If you want to be sure that you will have a successful CD copy. You should set it to a lower speed (1x or 2x).

4. There doesn. t seem to be a problem copying or creating music CD's at 4x. This means that the CD can contain four times the music with no noticeable loss in quality.

2. There are various CD applications

1. MusicMatch Jukebox . Used for copying audio CD's and making audio CD's from your tape library.

2. Application bundled with you CD-RW drive . Used to copy/create data CD's.