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CD drive drawer won't open? Even on new computers this is a common problem which is why manufactures provide a tiny hole in the front of the CD drawer. Straighten out one leg of a paper clip. Keep it at right angles to the drawer front as you poke it into the tiny hole. When you feel resistance, push gently until the draw begins to open, then insert your finger nail behind the drawer front so that you can pull the drawer open.

Unable to read a CD-R you created yourself ?
On rare occasions, a CD-R created in one computer may not be readable in another person's computer. This is because some CD writer drives are fussy. The problem can usually be overcome by burning (creating) the CD again, but this time make sure you choose to finalise the disk. If you do not finalise a disk (i.e. leave a disk open so that you can later add more data), it may only be readable in your own CD writer drive.

 

 Destroying Backup CDs. Wise people back up the contents of their
My Documents folder to CD-R disks. CD-R disks are the most reliable, I have seen the contents of CD-RW disks vanish occasionally.
CD-R disks are not only more permanent, they are considerably cheaper. However, if you back up say, once every two months, you will eventually accumulate a pile of back-up CD-R disks. How do you dispose of the old ones safely? To prevent identity theft, before binning the CDs, destroy them by scrubbing both sides vigorously with very coarse sandpaper or a carborundum pan scrubber.

Disk won't show pictures in DVD recorder. Some DVD recorders cannot show pictures in .jpg format. Check the DVD recorder manual to see  a list of compatible file types.


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