Ripping is the process of copying the songs, referred to as tracks, from the CD to your computer. Tracks are ripped using a software program. There are many different rippers available, some are free, and some are not.
In order to create an MP3 file three steps must be performed:
Many modern rippers will combine all of these steps into a single step for you. Easy CD-DA Extractor is one of these.
You can use the hardware eject button if you prefer.
Once the ripper reads the CD contents it will look like this:
You should not have to enter in any artist/album/track information. This is automatically retrieved from the Internet. Depending on the CD you may be presented with a dialog asking you which album information you want to use. Look for mistakes and correct them if necessary.
Press F8 or select "Copy selected track(s)" from the Action menu. You will be presented with the settings dialog. Prior settings are remembered so you should just have to press the Start Copying button.
The ripping will proceed and when finished you will find a new folder inside of your "Documents and Settings\My Music" folder.
iRiver is your transfer program.
The top section of the window is your computer, and the bottom section is your MP3 player.
Select the files you wish to transfer, and press the "Down" button to start the transfer. You can also drag-and-drop the files.
File -> Exit
Press the remove hardware button in the lower right section of the screen.
Select your MP3 player.
That's it - you're done.