Active Drive

RealPlayer can access all the compatible optical (CD/DVD) drives installed on your computer, but only one at a time. The Active Drive is the optical drive that is currently in use, or selected to be used, by RealPlayer. The currently active drive appears as part of the CD Drive indicator Drive Indicator, located in the upper-right of the CD/DVD page.

RealPlayer monitors all available drives, not just the active drive. It will detect when a CD is inserted and will switch the active drive to the drive with the newly inserted CD. (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 Down Arrow/Drive Select next to the CD Drive indicator Drive Indicator, and then select the desired drive from the drop-down list.