Contents
WinDVD (Select Models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4General DVD Tips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4Playing DVDs or Video CDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–5Using DVD Region Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–5 Changing Region Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6
Using InterVideo WinDVD Creator (Select Models) . . . 3–6 Preparing to Use InterVideo WinDVD Creator . . . . 3–7Choosing Recording Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–7Creating DVDs and Video CDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–8Sonic RecordNow! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–8
Updating Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–1Accessing Notebook Product Information . . . . . . . . 4–2Accessing Notebook ROM Information . . . . . . . . . . 4–2Downloading and Installing Software Updates . . . . . . . . 4–3Downloading and Installing ROM Updates . . . . . . . 4–4Downloading and Installing Other Software . . . . . . . 4–7Recovery Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–8Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–9Using the System Restore Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–10Setting a Restore Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–10Restoring to a Restore Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–10Repairing or Reinstalling Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–11Repairing or Reinstalling Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–12
Reinstalling Applications from Your
Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–12Reinstalling Applications from the Driver
Recovery CD or an Application Recovery CD . . . . 4–13 Repairing or Reinstalling the Operating System . . . . . . 4–13 Repairing the Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–14 About Operating System Reinstallation . . . . . . . . . 4–15 Backing Up Your Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–15 Reinstalling the Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–16