Active Drive

can access all the compatible CD/DVD media disc drives installed on your computer, but only one at a time. The active drive is the one currently in use, or selected to be used, by . The currently active drive appears as part of the media disc drive indicator located in the upper right of the CD/DVD page.

monitors all available drives, not just the active drive. It will detect when a media disc is inserted and will switch the active drive to the drive with the newly inserted disc. For additional information, see the options for "When Inserting a CD" in CD Preferences.

Changing the Active Drive

To change the active drive, select a drive from those displayed in the Play menu, or click next to the drive indicator , then select the desired drive from the drop-down list.