HP CQ40-318AX, CQ40-315TU, CQ40-311AX, CQ40-314AX, CQ40-317AX, CQ40-310AX manual Table of contents

Table of contents

1 Handling drives
2 Using an optical drive
Identifying the installed optical drive	2
Using optical discs	3
Selecting the right disc	4
CD-R discs	4
CD-RW discs	4
DVD±R discs	4
DVD±RW discs	4
LightScribe DVD+R discs	4
Blu-ray Disc	5
Playing a CD or DVD	6
Configuring AutoPlay	7
Changing DVD region settings	8
Observing the copyright warning	9
Copying a CD or DVD	9
Creating or “burning” a CD or DVD	10
Removing an optical disc (CD or DVD)	11
Removing the optical drive	12
3 Improving hard drive performance
Using Disk Defragmenter	14
Using Disk Cleanup	14
4 Using HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection (select models only)
Identifying HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection status	16
Using HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection software	17
5 Replacing the hard drive
6 Troubleshooting
The optical disc tray does not open for removal of a CD or DVD	23
The computer does not detect the optical drive	24
A disc does not play	25
A disc does not play automatically	26
The process of burning a disc does not begin, or it stops before completion	27
A DVD playing in Windows Media Player produces no sound or display	27

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