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Using the CD or DVD drive
You can use your computer to enjoy a wide variety of multimedia features.
Identifying drive types
Your Gateway computer contains one of the following drive types. Look on 
the front of the drive for one of the following logos:
CD drive
Use a CD drive for installing programs, 
playing audio CDs, and accessing data.
You cannot use this drive to create CDs 
or DVDs or play DVDs.
DVD driveUse a DVD drive for installing programs, 
playing audio CDs, playing DVDs, and 
accessing data.
You cannot use this drive to create CDs 
or DVDs.
Combination 
DVD/CD-RW 
driveUse a combination DVD/CD-RW drive for 
installing programs, playing audio CDs, 
playing DVDs, accessing data, and 
recording music and data to CD-R or 
CD-RW discs.
You cannot use this drive to create DVDs.
For more information, see “Using a 
recordable drive” on page 106.
Combination 
DVD-R/RW DriveUse a combination DVD-R/RW drive for 
installing programs, playing audio CDs, 
playing DVDs, accessing data, recording 
music and data to CD-R or CD-RW discs, 
and recording video and data to 
DVD-RAM, DVD-R, or DVD-RW discs. 
For more information, see “Using a 
recordable drive” on page 106.
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Inserting a CD or DVD
To insert a CD or DVD:
1Press the eject button on the CD or DVD drive. After the disc tray opens 
slightly, pull the tray completely open.
2Place the disc in the tray with the label facing up, then press down carefully 
on the disc until it snaps into place.
3Push the tray in until it is closed.
ImportantSome music CDs have copy protection software. You may 
not be able to play these CDs on your computer.
ImportantWhen you place a single-sided disc in the tray, make sure 
that the label side is facing up. If the disc has two playable 
sides, place the disc so the name of the side you want to 
play is facing up.
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Listening to CDs
You can use the CD or DVD drive on your computer to listen to music CDs.
Listening to CDs in Windows XP
Use the Windows Media Player to listen to CDs in Windows XP. For more 
information about the using the Windows Media Player, click 
Help. You can 
also use MusicMatch to listen to CDs. For more information, see “Using 
MusicMatch” on page 96.
To play a CD:
1Insert a CD into the CD or DVD drive.
2If a dialog box opens with a list of CD players, click Windows Media Player. 
The Windows Media Player opens.
- OR - 
If a dialog box does not open with a list of CD players, click 
Start, 
All Programs, then click Windows Media Player. The Windows Media Player 
opens.
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3When the media player opens, click (play).
If you do not hear sound or you want to change the volume, see “Adjusting 
the volume in Windows XP” on page 78.
Help and 
SupportFor more information about playing CDs in Windows XP, 
click Start, then click Help and Support.
Type the keyword playing CDs in the HelpSpot Search 
box  , then click the arrow.
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Listening to CDs in Windows 2000
Use the Windows CD Player to play an audio CD.
To play a CD:
■Insert a CD into the CD or DVD drive. The CD Player opens and the CD 
plays.
- OR -
If the CD does not start playing automatically, click 
Start, Programs, 
Accessories, Entertainment, then click CD Player. When the CD Player opens, 
click (play).
If you do not hear sound or you want to change the volume, see “Adjusting 
the volume in Windows 2000” on page 81.
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Using MusicMatch
Using MusicMatch™, you can:
■Play music CDs
■Create MP3 music files from your music CDs
■Edit music track information
■Use your music files to build a music library
■Listen to Internet Radio
MusicMatch is only available on Gateway computers having Windows XP. For 
more information on using MusicMatch, see its online help.
Playing CDs
You can use the MusicMatch program to play music CDs.
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To play a music CD:
1To have MusicMatch automatically list the album, artist, and track names 
of your CD, connect to the Internet before inserting your CD.
2Insert the music CD into the CD or DVD drive on your computer. The 
Audio CD dialog box opens.
3Click Play Audio CD using MUSICMATCH Jukebox, then click OK. MusicMatch 
opens, the CD begins playing, and the names of the music tracks appear 
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Creating MP3 music files
Using MusicMatch, you can copy the tracks from a music CD to your 
computer’s hard drive as MP3 files. MP3 (MPEG Layer 3) is a standard for 
digitally compressing high-fidelity music into compact files without noticeably 
sacrificing quality. MP3 files end in the file extension .MP3.
To create MP3 files:
1To have MusicMatch automatically list the album, artist, and track names 
of your CD, then use that information for naming and storing your MP3 
files, connect to the Internet before inserting your CD.
2Insert a music CD into your CD or DVD drive.
3If an Audio CD dialog box opens, click Play Audio CD using MUSICMATCH 
Jukebox
, then click OK. The MusicMatch window opens.
- OR -
If a dialog box does not open, click 
Start, All Programs, MusicMatch, then 
click 
MusicMatch Jukebox. The MusicMatch window opens.
4If the CD is playing, click Stop.
ImportantSome music CDs have copy protection software. You 
cannot copy tracks from these CDs.
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5Click Record. The Recorder window opens.
6Click to clear the check box for any track you do not want to record.
7Click Record.
8When a message appears that tells you the CD drive needs to be configured, 
click 
OK. A progress bar appears next to each track as it is recorded.
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Editing track information
After you add a CD track as an MP3 file to your music library, you can edit 
the track’s information.
To edit track information:
1In MusicMatch, click My Library. The library window opens.
2In the library window, right-click the file, then click Edit Track Tag(s). The 
E d i t  Tr a c k  Ta g ( s ) dialog box opens.
3Enter information such as track title, lead artist, album, and genre.
4Click OK. The new track information appears in the MusicMatch playlist, 
music library, and recorder window.