HP C4392-90100 Manuel D’Utilisation

Chapter 5:
Making Data CDs

You can make data CDs with DirectCD

™ 

and with Easy CD Creator

™

. You 

can copy data to both CD-Recordable (CD-R) and CD-ReWritable 
(CD-RW) discs. DirectCD and Easy CD Creator make data CDs in a 
slightly different way for different purposes. The correct program is 
launched automatically when you decide what kind of data CD you want 
to make.

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If you want to make a data CD to use on your own computer, follow 
the instructions in “Making Data CDs to Use on Your Own 
Computer” below.

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If you want to make a data CD to use on your own computer or on 
different types of computers (for example, computers running under 
DOS or Windows 3.x) that do not have DirectCD, follow the 
instructions in “Making Data CDs to Use on Different Types of 
Computers” on page 5-6.

DirectCD enables you to write files directly to a CD-Recordable (CD-R) or 
CD-ReWritable (CD-RW) disc, in much the same way you would write 
them to a floppy diskette or a removable media drive. This is especially 
handy for making data discs to use with your own computer. For 
example, you might want to

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Archive data and then remove it from your hard drive

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Back up the files on your hard drive