Contents
Playing Audio and Video CDs with Windows Media
Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6Playing CDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6
WinDVD (Select Models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6General DVD Tips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6Playing DVDs or Video CDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–7Using DVD Region Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–7 Changing Region Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–8
Using InterVideo WinDVD Creator (Select Models) . . . 3–8 Preparing to Use InterVideo WinDVD Creator . . . . 3–9Choosing Recording Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–9Creating DVDs and Video CDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–10Sonic RecordNow! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–10
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–10 Repairing or Reinstalling Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–11 Repairing or Reinstalling Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–12
Reinstalling Applications from Your
Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–12 Reinstalling Applications from the Driver
Recovery CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–13
