Toshiba Satellite U205-S5012 User Manual - Page 93

Learning the Basics Using the optical drive 93 Playing CDs If you insert a CD into the optical drive and the Auto-Run feature does not automatically start your disc, try launching the CD manually. To do this, follow these steps: 1 Open the Start menu and select My Computer. 2 Click the optical drive icon. The disc drive will run the CD. If your disc does not run using this method, try using an application that is associated with the media on the disc. For example, if it is a music CD, open Windows® Media Player and use it to select and then play the CD. For other types of media, use the associated software to open the files on the disc. Creating a CD Depending on the configuration, your computer may come with a multi-function drive that allows you to: ❖ Play pre-recorded DVDs ❖ Play pre-recorded CDs ❖ Read and write data (depending on your system configuration) and music files to CD-Recordable (CD-R) and CD-Rewritable (CD-RW) discs; and DVD±R/±RW or DVD RAM discs.