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Copying music tracks
To copy music CD tracks to your hard drive:
1Click Start, All Programs, Burn a CD, Nero Programs, then click Nero Express. 
Nero Express opens.
2Insert the music CD that has the tracks you want to copy into your CD 
drive.
3If an Audio CD dialog box opens, click Take no action, then click OK.
4Click More. The Nero Toolbar opens. 
						

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5Click the Save Tracks icon. The Nero’s Title and CD Database dialog box 
opens.
6Wait until the dialog box closes.
- OR -
Click 
Cancel. 
						

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7If a message box opens, click OK. The Save Tracks dialog box opens.
8Click the arrow button to open the Output file format list, then click the 
format you want for the saved tracks.
9To record all the tracks, click GO. The recording process begins.
- OR -
To record selected tracks, hold down the C
TRL key, click the tracks you 
want, then click 
GO. The recording process begins.
10After the recording is complete, click Close. 
						

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Creating a music CD
To create a music CD:
1Click Start, All Programs, Burn a CD, Nero Programs, then click Nero Express. 
Nero Express opens.
2Insert a blank, writable CD into your recordable drive.
3If a dialog box opens, click Take no action, then click OK.
4Move your pointer over Music, then click 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 notebook.
■MP3 Disc to create a CD using MP3 files. You can play the CD on your 
notebook or a player that supports MP3 files.
■WMA disc to create a CD using WMA files. You can play the CD on 
your notebook or a player that supports WMA files. 
						

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

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9Click Next. The Final Burn Settings screen opens.
10Click the arrow to open the Current recorder list, then click your recordable 
drive.
11Click 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 OK.
13Click Next to return the main Nero Express screen.
14Click 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 CD and DVD 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 CD or DVD drive read speed and spin down 
time.
■Nero InfoTool to find out about your drive capabilities and your notebook 
configuration.
To use these programs, click 
Start, All Programs, Burn a CD, Nero Programs, then 
click 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 
Start, All Programs, Burn a CD, User’s 
Guides
, then click the guide you want. 
						

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Using the optional diskette drive
The diskette drive uses 3.5-inch diskettes (sometimes called floppy disks). 
Diskettes are useful for storing files or transferring files to another computer.
To use a diskette:
1Insert the diskette into the diskette drive with the label facing up.
2To access a file on the diskette in Windows XP, click Start, then click My 
Computer
. Double-click the drive letter (for example, the A: drive), then 
double-click the file name.
- OR -
To access a file on the diskette in Windows 2000, double-click the 
My 
Computer
 icon, the drive letter (for example, the A: drive), then double-click 
the file name.
3To remove the diskette, make sure that the diskette drive status indicator 
(see “Status indicators” on page 22) is off, then press the diskette eject 
button.
WarningDo not expose diskettes to water or magnetic fields. 
Exposure could damage the data on the diskette.
ImportantYour notebook comes with either a built-in diskette drive 
or a built-in memory card reader. If your notebook has a 
built-in memory card reader and you need to use a diskette 
drive, Gateway recommends purchasing a USB diskette 
drive. To order a USB diskette drive, visit the Accessory 
Store at accessories.gateway.com
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Using the optional memory card 
reader
You can use memory cards to transfer pictures from a digital camera to your 
notebook. You can also use the memory card reader to transfer data between 
your notebook and a device that uses memory cards, such as a PDA, MP3 player, 
or cellular telephone.
ImportantYour notebook comes with either a built-in diskette drive 
or a built-in memory card reader. If your notebook has a 
built-in diskette drive and you need to use a memory card 
reader, Gateway recommends purchasing a USB memory 
card reader. To order a USB memory card reader, visit the 
Accessory Store at accessories.gateway.com
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