HP Pavilion 512 Supplementary Manual

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HP Pavilionhome PCInformationImportantWebUpdatesRecording with HP DLAHP DLA allows you to use the hp cd-writer drive like a diskette drive byusing the drag-and-drop capability.Important: Before using HP DLA to copy files directly to CDs, you mustformat the disc.To format a disc that allows you to record files using the DLA program:1 Press the Eject button on the hp cd-writer drive, and insert the blankCD-R or CD-RW disc.2 Click Start, and then click My Computer.3 Right-click the hp cd-writer drive icon, and select Format.4 Under Volume Label, type in the title of the disc.5 Under Format type, select Full or Quick (erase). You must selectthe quick format for all CD-R discs. You must select the full format fora CD-RW disc the first time you format it.Note: Full format can take from 20 to 45 minutes, depending on the speed ofthe drive and the size of your disc. Quick format usually takes less than a minute.6 If desired, click Enable Compression. (Only PCs with DLAsoftware installed can read files formatted with this type ofcompression.) This option will not compress files that are alreadycompressed.Important: CD-R discs that contain compressed files cannot be madecompatible.7 Click Start to format the disc.8 Click Yes to the message that all files on the CD will be erased.9 Click OK.10 When the disc formatting is complete, you can copy your files to thehp cd-writer drive (from some menus, it may be labeled DLA drive)by: Dragging and dropping a file onto your drive icon. Selecting Save As from within a program and saving the file toyour drive. Right-clicking a file and selecting Send To, and then selectingyour drive.If you want to use your DLA-formatted disc in another CD drive that doesnot support DLA, right-click the hp cd-writer drive icon and select MakeCompatible.Important: The Make Compatible option for DLA software is availableonly for uncompressed CD-R discs. Once you make a disc compatible,the disc is closed, and you can’t write any more files to it.Top of Page

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