Compaq Personal Computer manual Using CDs or DVDs, To Play DVD Movies

Basic Operation

Using CDs or DVDs

To Play DVD Movies

If your notebook is equipped with a DVD or other DVD-readable drive, it also includes DVD player software that lets you play DVD movies.

✎DVDs can have regional codes embedded in the disc data. These codes prevent DVD movies from being played outside the region of the world in which they are sold. If you get a region code error, you are trying to play a DVD intended for a different region.

Most DVD drives let you change the region code only a limited number of times (usually no more than 4). When you reach this limit, your last change to the region code will be hard-coded on the DVD drive and will be permanent. Your warranty does not cover the expense of correcting this situation. Refer to the Help for your DVD player software for details about setting region codes.

To Write to DVD Media (Select Models Only)

If your notebook is equipped with a DVD+RW/R and CD-RW Combo Drive, you must install your DVD burning software from the CDs included with your notebook before you can write to DVD media.

When writing to DVD+R or DVD+RW media, observe the following guidelines:

■Place the notebook on a flat, stable surface.

■Ensure that the AC adapter is connected to the notebook and an AC electrical outlet.

■Close and exit all other software applications, except the CD burning software (when writing a data disc) or DVD burning software (when writing a video disc).

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