Specifications

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Recording Information on a CD
Your optical drive can record programs and files on CD-R and CD-RW discs. Create your own
music CDs and play them in any standard audio player. You can also record server files, such
as applications, documents, or other digital files, on a recordable CD.
With a CD-R (CD-Recordable) disc, you can record information on the disc once. Although
you can’t change the recorded information, you may be able to add more information until
the disc is full, depending on the application you use. See the documentation that came
with your application for specific information about recording on your CD-R disc. It is best
to use CD-R discs for recording audio CDs, because your audio CD player may not read
CD-RW discs.
With a CD-RW (CD-Rewritable) disc, you can save and change information on your CD
multiple times. However, some software for recording media files on CDs can record data on
the disc only once.
You can copy data on CD-R discs with Disc Burner.
1 Insert a blank CD-R disc in the optical drive.
2 In the dialog box that appears, enter a name for the disc and select the format you want to
create. An icon for the CD appears on the desktop.
3 Double-click the CD icon, then drag files and folders to it.
4 Choose Burn Disc from the File menu or select the disc and drag it to the Burn Disc icon in
the Dock in Mac OS X Server.
Recording Information on a DVD
If you have a SuperDrive, you can record digital data, such as backing up files onto DVD-R
discs. However, once you record information on a DVD-R disc, it cannot be overwritten.
You can record data on DVD-R discs in Mac OS X Server with Disc Burner.
1 Insert a blank DVD-R disc in the drive.
2 In the dialog box that appears, enter a name for the disc and select the format you want to
create. An icon for the DVD appears on the desktop.
3 Double-click the DVD icon, then drag files and folders to it.
4 Choose Burn Disc from the File menu or select the disc and drag it to the Burn Disc icon in
the Dock in Mac OS X Server.