Dell Inspiron 1720 User Manual

Using Multimedia 57
NOTE: Ensure that you observe all copyright laws when copying media.
NOTE: The types of optical drives offered by Dell may vary by country.
The following instructions explain how to make an exact copy of a CD, DVD,
or BD using Roxio Creator. You can also use Roxio Creator for other purposes,
such as creating music CDs from audio files stored on your computer or
backing up important data. For help, open Roxio Creator, and then press
<F1>.
The DVD drives and BD drives installed in Dell computers do not support
HD-DVD media. For a list of supported media formats, see "Using Blank CD,
DVD, and BD Media" on page 57.
How to Copy a CD, DVD, or BD
NOTE: BD media can only be copied to other BD media.
NOTE: Copying a BD-R to BD-RE will not produce an exact copy.
NOTE: Most commercial DVDs and BDs have copyright protection and cannot be
copied using Roxio Creator.
1 Click Start → All Programs → Roxio Creator → Projects → Copy .
2 Under the Copy tab, click Copy Disc .
3 To copy the CD, DVD, or BD:
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If you have one optical drive , insert the source disc into the drive,
ensure that the settings are correct, and then click the
Copy Disc
button to continue. The computer reads your source disc and copies
the data to a temporary folder on your computer hard drive.
When prompted, insert a blank disc into the drive and click
OK .
•
If you have two optical drives , select the drive into which you have
inserted your source disc and click the
Copy Disc button to continue.
The computer copies the data from the source disc to the blank disc.
Once you have finished copying the source disc, the disc that you have
created automatically ejects.
Using Blank CD, DVD, and BD Media
DVD-writable drives can write to both CD and DVD recording media. BD-
writable drives can write to CD, DVD and BD recording media.

Dell Inspiron 1720 Specifications

General

Bus type	FSB
Stepping	C0
Tjunction	105 °C
Processor cache	6 MB
Processor cores	2
Processor family	Intel® Core™2 Duo
Processor series	Intel Core 2 Duo T9000 Series
Processor socket	LGA 3647 (Socket P)
Processor codename	Penryn
Processing Die size	107 mm²
Processor frequency	2.5 GHz
Processor cache type	L2
Processor lithography	45 nm
Processor system type	Up
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Processor front side bus	800 MHz
Processor operating modes	64-bit
ECC supported by processor	No
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 W
Processor core voltage (AC)	1.062 - 1.150 V
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)	12.5
Number of Processing Die Transistors	410 M
HDD speed	5400 RPM
HDD interface	SATA
Card reader integrated	Yes
Display diagonal	17 \
Display resolution	1440 x 900 pixels
Native aspect ratio	16:10
Internal memory	4 GB
Memory clock speed	667 MHz
Internal memory type	DDR2-SDRAM
Memory layout (slots x size)	2 x 2 GB
Discrete graphics card model	NVIDIA GeForce Go 8600M GT
Maximum graphics card memory	0.256 GB
Keyboard layout	QWERTY
Pointing device	Touchpad
Type	PC
Modem speed	56.6 Kbit/s
Wireless technology	802.11n
Bluetooth version	2.0+EDR
Bundled software	Microsoft Works 9.0 - Danish
Operating system installed	Windows Vista Home Premium
Number of battery cells	6
TV-out type	S-Video
Charging port type	DC-in jack
Serial ports quantity	0
USB 2.0 ports quantity	5
AC adapter power	90 W
Processor code	SLAYY
Processor ARK ID	33917
Processor package size	35 x 35 mm

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	293 mm
Width	394 mm
Weight	3450 g
Height (rear)	44 mm
Height (front)	39 mm