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Presented by: ITS and UMSL. CD Burning 101. CD-RW Drives. External Drives. Internal Drives. Back of a typical CD-RW Drive. Master Slave Cable Select Called Jumper Block. EIDE Cable connects to Motherboard. Power Supply. Different types of CD’s. CD Capacity.
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Presented by: ITS and UMSL CD Burning 101
CD-RW Drives External Drives Internal Drives
Back of a typical CD-RW Drive Master Slave Cable Select Called Jumper Block EIDE Cable connects to Motherboard Power Supply
CD Capacity CD-R disks typically hold 700MB of Data and range in write speeds from 4X to 52X CD-RW disks typically hold 650MB of Data and range in write speeds of 4X to 24X
What those numbers mean? • There are 3 sets of numbers labeled on CD-RW drives. • 12X 4X 32X • 1st number 12X stands for Write Speed • 2nd number 4X stands for Re-Write speed (for CD-RW disks) • 3rd number 32X stands for read speed (what CD-ROMS do)
Reasons to burn CD's • Save work for later use • Usually completed work • CD's not the best for multiple saves • Backup your computer • Store music • Store pictures
Benefits of CDs • Cheap • Readable Everywhere • Reliable
Steps • Select the type of project you would like • Browse to the files you want to copy • Drag them to the bottom screen, or use the “add” button • Click on “record”
Caching and Buffer Underruns Buffer Underruns prevent Data Loss. The computer Buffers the Data to be burned so the CD is created successfully