CD-ROM Tutorial
Program/Data CDs
A CD-ROM drive works much like a floppy diskette drive or hard drive, except
that you can’t write (save data) to it. Your CD-ROM drive is a “Read Only” de-
vice.
Once you have placed a CD-ROM disc into the CD-ROM drive, follow the “in-
stallation” or “setup” procedure that is detailed in the instructions supplied with
each CD-ROM disc. Some CD-ROM discs contain an installation program
which must be run before the actual programs on that CD-ROM disc will exe-
cute.
Your CD-ROM drive will appear under Windows “File Manager” program or
under “My Computer” in Windows 95 once the CD-ROM drive has been prop-
erly installed and the computer has been re-booted.
There is no need for your CD-ROM drive to automatically set up any additional
program icons under Windows, since the CD-ROM drive cannot perform any
program functions until a CD-ROM disc has been placed in it.
Audio CDs
Music CDs which you can play on a home stereo CD player or on a portable CD
player are called CD-AUDIO discs. The type of music on these discs is different
than the audio found on most “Multimedia” CDs. You need a CD-AUDIO pro-
gram on your computer, such as Media Player in Windows, to play CD-AUDIO
Music CDs. You may also need to attach speakers or headphones to the front of
your CD-ROM drive to hear that CD-AUDIO sound.
Most “Multimedia” CDs require a computer Sound Board which can convert the
multimedia data into sound. Check the requirements listed on the Multimedia
CD-ROM disc package to find out if a Sound Board is required for audio.
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