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4.1 Drive Applications
There are two main ways in which you will use your new
CD-ROM drive. The first way is as a typical disk
drive (albeit read-only). Here, data such as program
files, databases, sound clips, video images, etc. is
read from the CD into your PC's CPU. The other way is
as a CD player. You can use your CD-ROM drive to
listen to music CDs.
4.2 Front Panel Controls
Most of time, you will use application software to
control the CD-ROM drive no matter whether the drive
is used as a disk drive or a CD player. Nevertheless,
there are times you will need to manually control the
drive through its front panel controls.
Figure 4-1 The Front Panel Look
These controls are (from top to bottom and from left
to right):
Disc Tray
Opens or closes for disc loading and
removal
USING YOUR CD-ROM
DRIVE
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