Apple eMac 2005 - Manual (Page 34)

34 Chapter 3 Using Your Computer
Using Your Optical Drive
You can install or use software from CDs using your optical drive. You can play
multimedia content (such as QuickTime movies) from CD discs and music from
audio CDs.
If your eMac has a Combo drive or a SuperDrive, you can burn music CDs, and save
documents and other digital files on CD-R and CD-RW discs. You can also play DVD
movies and use most DVD discs.
If your eMac has a SuperDrive, you can also burn your home movies to make video
DVDs that can be played in most home DVD players, or you can save documents or
other digital files to blank DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, and DVD+R Double Layer
(DL) discs using the Finder or iDVD.
As indicated, the SuperDrive writes to DVD+R DL discs, which store up to 8.5 gigabytes
(GB) of information.
Note: If you have older software that comes on floppy disks, contact the software
manufacturer to see if the software is available on a CD or for download from the web,
or purchase an external USB floppy disk drive for your eMac from your Apple dealer or
the Apple Store (www.apple.com/store).
Inserting a CD or DVD Disc
To install or use programs from a CD or DVD disc, follow these steps:
1 With the computer turned on, press the Media Eject (C) key on the keyboard to open
the drive tray.
2 Place the disc flat on the tray, with the label facing up, and press the Media Eject key
again to close the tray.
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