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CD/DVD drive

 

 

 

Particular CD or

Check disk for proper

 

 

DVD not playing

insertion, dirt, or damage.

 

 

properly.

Clean with soft cloth or

 

 

 

replace as needed.

 

 

 

If CD was created on CD-RW

 

 

 

drive, try using HP certified

 

 

 

media. Read and write

 

 

 

quality can vary for other

 

 

 

media.

 

 

Cannot read any

Restart notebook.

CD/DVD drive.

 

CD or DVD.

Make sure CD/DVD drive is

 

 

 

installed properly.

 

 

DVD movie stops

DVD may be double-sided.

 

 

playing.

Movie may be paused. Press

 

 

 

Play button.

 

 

Region Code error.

DVDs contain embedded

 

 

 

regional codes that prevent

 

 

 

them from playing outside

 

 

 

region in which they are sold.

 

 

 

This error occurs when trying

 

 

 

to play DVD intended for

 

 

 

different region.

 

 

 

Important: Most DVD drives

 

HP warranty does not cover

 

allow region code to be

 

expense of correcting this

 

changed only a limited

 

situation.

 

number of times (usually no

 

 

 

more than four). When this

 

 

 

limit is reached, last change

 

 

 

is hard-coded on DVD drive,

 

 

 

and is permanent. Refer to

 

 

 

DVD player software help for

 

 

 

details.

 

 

“System Error:

Make sure disk is clean,

CD/DVD drive.

Make sure CD/DVD drive is

Unable to read

undamaged, and inserted

Motherboard.

installed properly.

drive” message.

correctly. Clean with soft

 

 

 

cloth or replace as needed.

 

 

 

Wait 5 to 10 seconds after

 

 

 

closing tray before pressing

 

 

 

Play.

 

 

 

Restart notebook.

 

 

No DVD or CD-RW

If software was removed, use

 

 

software on

the Recovery CDs to reinstall

 

 

notebook.

factory software.

 

 

All DVD play is

Some DVDs include software

 

 

erratic.

called “PC Friendly”. This

 

 

 

software can cause errors or

 

 

 

erratic play. If needed,

 

 

 

uninstall PC Friendly and

 

 

 

restart notebook.

 

 

Keyboard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some or all keys do

Check settings in Control

Keyboard.

Try reinserting ribbon cable

not work properly.

Panel.

Motherboard.

in connector on motherboard.

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