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5Click/Tap the arrow to open the Destination drive list, then click/tap your 
recordable drive.
6Click/Tap Burn. The Nero’s Title and CD Database dialog box opens. 
						

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7Wait until the dialog box closes.
- OR -
Click/Tap 
Cancel.
The Burning Process screen opens. Nero Express copies the tracks or files to 
your hard drive.
8A message prompts you to insert a CD. Remove the source CD, insert a 
blank, writable CD, then wait for the message box to close. Nero Express 
copies the files from your hard drive to the writable CD.
9When a message tells you that the recording is complete, click/tap OK.
10Click/Tap Next to return to the main Nero Express screen.
11Click/Tap Exit. 
						

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Copying music tracks
To copy music CD tracks to your hard drive:
1Click/Tap Start, All Programs, Burn a CD or Data DVD, Nero Programs, then 
click/tap 
Nero Express. Nero Express opens.
2Insert the music CD that has the tracks you want to copy into your DVD 
or DVD/CD-RW drive.
3If an Audio CD dialog box opens, click/tap Take no action, then click/tap OK.
4Click/Tap More. The Nero Toolbar opens.
ImportantIf the drive you want to use is not in the modular bay, you 
need to swap modules. For more information about 
swapping modules, see “Changing modules” on page 110. 
						

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5Click/Tap the Save Tracks icon. The Nero’s Title and CD Database dialog box 
opens.
6Wait until the dialog box closes.
- OR -
Click/Tap 
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7If a message box opens, click/tap OK. The Save Tracks dialog box opens.
8Click/Tap the arrow button to open the Output file format list, then click/tap 
the format you want for the saved tracks.
9To record all the tracks, click/tap GO. The recording process begins.
- OR -
To record selected tracks, hold down the C
TRL key, click/tap the tracks you 
want, then click/tap 
GO. The recording process begins.
10After the recording is complete, click/tap Close. 
						

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Creating a music CD
To create a music CD:
1Click/Tap Start, All Programs, Burn a CD or Data DVD, Nero Programs, then 
click/tap 
Nero Express. Nero Express opens.
2Insert a blank, writable CD into your recordable drive.
3If a dialog box opens, click/tap Take no action, then click/tap OK.
4Move your pointer over Music, then click/tap one of the following options:
■Audio CD to create a music CD that will play on all CD players. Nero 
Express converts MP3 and WMA files to Audio CD format.
■Audio and Data CD to create a CD that contains tracks and data files. 
You can play the music files in a CD player and you can view all files 
on your convertible tablet PC.
■MP3 Disc to create a CD using MP3 files. You can play the CD on your 
convertible tablet PC or a player that supports MP3 files.
■WMA disc to create a CD using WMA files. You can play the CD on 
your convertible tablet PC or a player that supports WMA files.
ImportantIf the drive you want to use is not in the modular bay, you 
need to swap modules. For more information about 
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The screen you use to add files opens. 
						

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5Click/Tap Add. The Select Files and Folders dialog box opens.
6Browse to the folder that contains the files you want to add. You can 
click/tap the arrow to open the 
Location list, then click/tap a drive or folder, 
or you can click/tap folders in the 
Name list. Press and hold the CTRL key 
to select multiple files.
7Click/Tap Add. You can continue to select files and click/tap Add.
8After you select all your files, click/tap Finished. 
						

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9Click/Tap Next. The Final Burn Settings screen opens.
10Click/Tap the arrow to open the Current recorder list, then click/tap your 
recordable drive.
11Click/Tap Burn. The Burning Process screen opens and Nero Express burns 
the files to the CD.
12When a message tells you that the recording is complete, click/tap OK.
13Click/Tap Next to return the main Nero Express screen.
14Click/Tap Exit. 
						

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Advanced features
In addition to Nero Express, you can use:
■Nero BackItUp to create a backup of files on your hard drive, then use 
BackItUp to restore the files you backed up in case of a hard drive failure, 
virus, or other problem.
■Nero CD-DVD Speed to test your DVD and DVD/CD-RW drives for transfer 
rates, load and eject times, seek and access times, and more.
■Nero Cover Designer to create labels for your CDs and DVDs, covers for 
your CD and DVD cases, booklets to include with your CDs and DVDs, 
and more.
■Nero DriveSpeed to control DVD or DVD/CD-RW drive read speed and 
spin down time.
■Nero InfoTool to find out about your drive capabilities and your 
convertible tablet PC configuration.
To use these programs, click/tap 
Start, All Programs, Burn a CD or Data DVD, Nero 
Programs
, then click/tap the program you want.
For more information, see the online help in the programs and the online user’s 
guides. To access the user’s guides, click/tap 
Start, All Programs, Burn a CD or 
Data DVD
, User’s Guides, then click/tap the guide you want.
Using the optional diskette drive
A diskette drive uses 3.5-inch diskettes (sometimes called floppy disks). Diskettes 
are useful for storing files or transferring files to another computer.
WarningDo not expose diskettes to water or magnetic fields. 
Exposure could damage the data on the diskette.