The version of Direct CD I have once it has formated the disk treats a CD-RW just like a floppy. But, it takes about two hours to completely formate the disk. It does allow you to start writing before it is completely formated, but there are limitations to that.
Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto ----- Original Message ----- From: "gfen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 12:05 PM Subject: Re: semi OT : I got a CD burner but, but, but.... Help! > On Thu, 7 Aug 2003, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > > Anyway, today is spoken for with other chores. I does appear that I can't > > just treat a > > CD like a floppy on the A drive though. The really bad thing is my friend > > unhooked my > > D drive so I cant backup stuff to the zip nor can I get at what Ive already > > backed up... > > A big misunderstainding on my part was the idea that I could use a cd as a way > > to backup > > directories, as well as making discs to send out. > > Ignore the naysayers, you can do all that. > > It may not work as efficently as youw ish, but you can do it anyway. > > In order to write to the drive as if it were a froppy, you need to install > a packetwriting program (I think that's the term for it, its been awhile > since I paid attention). The one I can name off the top of my head is > DirectCD, but judging from the price you paid, I bet you just bought a > CenDyne drive last weekend, which as you mentioned comes with Nero. One of > the programs that was optional in teh setup was a packetwriting program > which works like DirectCD. > > I can't tell you how that one works, but I can tell you that DirectCD used > to wait for you to put a CD in, and it would just mount it up as a regular > drive. You copy, it writes. I don't think it was really all that efficent, > but that's how it did its job. Of course, with a once-writable, you filled > the disk and moved on. With re-writes, you'd have to erase teh whole > thing. ITs not nice and selective, like a froppy or a zip drive. > > Now, you can just put a CD in, start Nero Express and launch the wizard to > create a data CD. Copy your stuff over (again, I can't speak for Nero > Express, I used to use EZ CD Creator from Adaptec, or Toast for the Mac), > which will probably be a matter of drag and drop. That bar on the bottom? > It tells you how much space you have left on your disc. > > When you fill it up, you just hit the record button. > > When you write a disc, you can: > Write a session, leave disc open: You can keep writing stuff to the disc, > but yes, some drives won't like an open disc. Some won't mind, either. > Write a session, close disc: WEll, like teh above, but it closes the disc. > Just about all drives have no problem with that. > Disc at once: Writes the data, closes the disc, never turns the laser off > teh whole way. More or less like writing a session, closing the disc, but > there's no gaps between tracks...which really only becomes an issue when > you're recording music (or, perhaps, dealing with antique cd readers). > > When you're backing up your files, just write sessions and leave the disc > open. If you're sending a CD to a friend, just disc-at-once or close the > disc when done. Unless, again, they have an ancient CD-rom drive, there > should be no problems. > > Finally, giant directory structures, etc? Yeah, no doubt CDRW drives vomit > on that sort of thing, but I wouldn't be concerned with it..unless you > have incredibly nested directories, which probably does violate some sort > of iso9660 rule. :) > > -- > http://www.infotainment.org <-> more fun than a poke in your eye. > http://www.eighteenpercent.com <-> photography and portfolio. > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.507 / Virus Database: 304 - Release Date: 8/4/03
