How to Use a Dell Stand-Alone DVD Recorder

Burn DVDs on your Dell stand-alone DVD recorder.

Dell stand-alone DVD recorders, such as the Dell Qflix and the Dell Slim external DVD burner, are designed to be used with desktop or laptop computers. All Dell stand-alone DVD recorders are shipped with a USB connector cable that will enable the user to connect the DVD recorder to a computer’s USB port. Once connected, the computer recognizes the external DVD burner as a new drive and assigns the burner a drive letter. To burn DVDs on the recorder, you'll need DVD burning software such as Nero or Roxio.

Things You'll Need

• Blank DVD-R

Instructions

1. Power down the computer.

2. Plug the power cable of the DVD recorder into an outlet.

3. Plug one end of the USB cord into the DVD recorder, and plug the other end into a free USB port on the computer.

4. Power up the computer and allow the machine to boot normally. The computer will register the DVD device as a drive.

5. Open a CD/DVD burning utility such as Nero or Roxio.

6. Create a new DVD project in the burning application that will be burned to DVD.

7. Insert a blank DVD-R into the stand-alone DVD drive.

8. Select the stand-alone DVD recorder from the list of available burning devices in the burning application.

9. Click “Burn.” The DVD will be burned using the stand-alone DVD recorder.

References

• Computer Shopper: External DVD Burners
• Windows BBS: External DVD Burners

Resources

• Dell: External USB 2.0 Slim DVD Burner Product Review
• Dell: Qflix DVD Burner