Using the CD or DVD Drive | HP 80XL458 specs

Using the CD or DVD Drive

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In This Chapter

CD or DVD Drive, 5-2

Audio CDs and Video Discs, 5-5

DVDs, 5-7

Video Display

Options, 5-13

CD-RW Basics, 5-14

Who would ever have thought that your home entertainment center could fit in your lap or on a desktop? Your Presario Notebook computer allows you to listen to your favorite music and (on select models) watch your favorite movies almost anywhere you go. To help you understand what options lie at your fingertips and how to use these options, this chapter includes information for:

•Inserting and removing CD or DVD discs

•Playing audio CDs

•Playing both DVD and non-DVD videos

•Adjusting the display options with the DVD Control Panel

•Creating audio, data, and backup CDs

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Contents

Presario Mobile Internet PC Page Contents Using Your Notebook Common Tasks Lets Go Surfing Caring for Your Battery Solutions Glossary Index CONTENTS-VIII Introduction Printed Documents Beyond Setup Guide Presario Operating System Manual Safety and Comfort GuideWarranty Certificate Graphics Symbols Protecting Your Notebook During an Electrical Storm SafetyPage Your At a Glance Components on Front Front Your Presario Internet Zone Buttons and Lights Lower Front Panel Instant Internet Access Button Button Description Default Button Action Following keys have already been assigned Function Keys Diskette, and CD, DVD, or CD-RW Drive for Left Side Left PanelComponents on Left Side Components on Right Side Right Panel Components on Back Back Panel Components on Underside UndersidePage Using Your Notebook Plugging and Unplugging AC Power Power OnDo’s Don’ts Turning Your Notebook On and Off Why Use AC Power When I’ve Got a Battery?Power Button Functionality Connecting and Removing the Battery Using Battery Power Optimizing Processor Speed Charging the Battery TouchPad Using the TouchPad Instead of a MouseLeft-Click Right-Click Tapping and Double-Tapping Edge Motion Display Options Changing Resolution Adjusting Brightness Disabling the Internet Zone Buttons Reprogramming the Internet Zone Buttons Identifying Your Storage Drives Storage Drives Inserting and Ejecting a Diskette Using the Diskette DriveConnecting the Diskette Drive Using the Modem Feature Using the LAN Connecting an IR Device Infrared Feature Power-On Password Using the Security SlotSetting the Password Security Move to Set Supervisor Password. Press the Enter key Removing the Password Common Tasks Anti-Virus Software Using Anti-Virus Software Removing a Virus Recognizing a Computer Virus Adding and Removing Software Installing Software from a CD or Diskette Installing a Downloaded Program File Attaching Hardware Devices Series Page Using the CD or DVD Drive Inserting a Disc Connecting the CD or DVD Drive Removing a Disc Manually Ejecting a Disc Playing Audio CDs Disabling the Self-Starting Feature Playing Non-DVD Video Discs DVDs Using the DVD Player On-Screen Controls Button Title Description + Volume 3D Audio MuteChange ‹ Minimize Help Setting the Play Features Identifying Your Region Setting Using Regionalized DVDs Selecting Your Region Setting Zooming the View Showing and Hiding the DVD Panel Easy CD Creator and Direct CD Installing Adaptec Easy CD CreatorCD-RW Basics Take Two Creating Audio CDs Using Adaptec Easy CD Creator Creating Data CDs Jewel Case Creator DirectCD CD Copier Preventing Buffer Underrun Errors Accessing Easy CD Creator Users Information Let’s Go Surfing Basic Concepts What is the Internet? World Wide Web What is the World Wide Web? Web Servers Web Sites and Web Pages Surfing the Web Internet Service Provider ISPInternet Address URL Modem Mail Search Engine Browsers What is a Browser?Using Microsoft Internet Explorer Series Choosing a Search Engine Search Engines Using a Search Engine Searching on the Web Accessing Files from the Internet Caring for Your Battery Using the Battery Battery CareStoring the Battery Checking Battery Power Recycling the Battery Calibrating the Battery Battery Calibration From Running on Batteries column Purchasing Spare or Extra Batteries Maximizing Battery Operating TimeBattery Charging Time Connect the AC Adapter Fixing a Low-Battery Condition Suspend Your Work Replace the Drained Battery with a Charged One What is Power Management? Power ManagementUnderstanding Power Management Saving Energy If you want to Then Result / Indicators Starting and Ending Power ModesThen Standby Shutdown, then Hibernate Service and Support Cleaning the Keyboard Preventive MaintenanceCleaning Your Notebook’s Exterior Cleaning the TouchPad Cleaning the Display Screen Caring for Your Presario Notebook Using Backup Devices Backup Utilities Using Disk Cleanup Hard Disk ErrorsUsing ScanDisk Defragmenting Your Hard Disk Deleting Stored Files Deleting Unnecessary Files Hard Disk Space ManagementChecking the Hard Disk Space Using the Recycle Bin System Support Compaq DiagnosticsTypes of Tests Tab Description Select Interactive mode or Unattended mode Testing Equipment System Record Internet Support Page Solutions Helpful Hints Finding Solutions Quickly General Questions Display Questions How can I change the display settings on my Notebook? There is no sound coming from my Notebook. What’s wrong? Questions about SoundMy display monitor is blank. What should I do? Questions about Peripherals Questions about UpgradesQuestions about Movies Receive hard disk error messages. What is wrong? Error MessagesWhere do I get information about memory upgrades? Series Audio and Video Video or Display Symptom Problem Solution Battery Symptom Problem Solution Battery and Power Cont’d Wrong location Statement for details Power Symptom Problem Solution Pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL Mass-Storage CD or DVD Drive Symptom Problem Solution My Computer g icon Diskette Drive Symptom Problem Solution2 Floppy a drive Diskette Drive Symptom Problem Solution Hard Drive Symptom Problem Solution Game and Internet Games Symptom Problem SolutionInternet Symptom Problem Solution If no dial tone is Verify that all telephone Found, another Click Shut Down Keyboard and TouchPad Symptom Problem SolutionKeyboard and TouchPad To select Shut Down Keyboard and TouchPad Tap to click option Cont’d Memory and PC Card Memory Symptom Problem SolutionPC Cards Symptom Problem Solution See peripheral Glossary GLOSSARY-2 Directory See folder Desktop See Windows desktop DSL digital subscriber line See joystick Floppy disk See diskette Html hypertext markup language Link See hyperlink See MicrosoftInternet Explorer GLOSSARY-8 See browser See hyperlink GLOSSARY-10 See microprocessor GLOSSARY-12 Taskbar See Windows taskbar See right-click Web See World Wide Web Video phone See Internet phone Windows Explorer a file management Page Index INDEX-2 INDEX-3 LAN INDEX-5 INDEX-6 INDEX-7