Newbie question about CD-R & CDRW

[RPatrick]

Does a CD writer automatically detect the type of media being used (CD-R or CD-RW), or do you have to specify which one you are using?

Responses appreciated

 

[Tauren]

If I remember correctly (haven't burned in a while) it will detect it and then when you burn you set it up to be rewritable.

 

[sak]

Man u must be a newbe. why dont you try to experiment with each of them and answer you own question,

well anyhoo you dont have to specify. the readed knows which type of disk it has.

 

[Vegito]

RW disc needs to be formatted.. so once u format it, it puts the bootstrap data in and everytime u stick it in, it'll say i'm a cdrw or blank cd.