Drives

Using Drive Media

Avoiding Standby and Hibernation

ÄCAUTION: To prevent possible video degradation and loss of audio or video playback functionality, do not initiate Standby or Hibernation while using drive media.

Turn off a drive medium before initiating Standby or Hibernation. A drive medium is any storage device that can be inserted into drive; for example, a diskette, disk, CD, or DVD.

If Standby or Hibernation is accidentally initiated while a medium is in use:

1.Briefly press the power button to exit Standby or Hibernation.

2.Restart the notebook.

For more information about Standby and Hibernation, refer on this CD to the Software Guide, “Power” section.

Displaying Media Contents

Autorun, sometimes called autoplay or auto insert notification, is a feature of the operating system. Autorun displays the contents of a drive medium on the screen whenever you insert the medium into a drive and, if you are using an optical drive, close the tray.

A drive medium is any storage device that can be inserted into a drive; for example, a diskette, disk, CD, or DVD.

Autorun is enabled at the factory, but can be disabled.

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