4–18 Hardware and Software Guide
Multimedia

Changing DVD Region Settings

ÄCAUTION: The region settings on your DVD drive can be changed only
5times.
■The region setting you select the fifth time becomes the permanent
region setting on the DVD drive.
■The number of allowable region changes remaining on the drive is
displayed in the Changes Remaining field in the DVD Region
tab. The number in the field includes the fifth and permanent
change.
To change settings through the operating system:
1. Open Device Manager by selecting Start > My Computer.
Right-click in the window and select Properties >
Hardware tab > Device Manager.
2. Select DVD/CD-ROM drives, right-click the DVD drive for
which you want to change region settings, and then select
Properties.
3. Make the desired changes on the DVD Region tab.
4. Select OK.
For additional information, refer to the Windows operating
system Help and Support.