Table of contents

1

Identifying installed drives

 

2

Handling drives

 

3

Using an optical drive

 

 

Identifying the installed optical drive .....................................................................................................

3

 

Using optical discs (CDs and DVDs) ....................................................................................................

3

 

Playing a CD or DVD ............................................................................................................................

4

 

Configuring AutoPlay ............................................................................................................................

5

 

Observing the copyright warning ..........................................................................................................

5

 

Copying a CD or DVD ..........................................................................................................................

5

 

Creating or “burning” a CD or DVD ......................................................................................................

6

 

Removing a CD or DVD .......................................................................................................................

7

 

When the disc tray opens ....................................................................................................

7

 

When the disc tray does not open .......................................................................................

7

 

Preventing playback disruptions ...........................................................................................................

9

 

Changing DVD region settings ...........................................................................................................

10

4

Using external drives

 

5

Improving hard drive performance

 

 

Using Disk Defragmenter ...................................................................................................................

12

 

Using Disk Cleanup ............................................................................................................................

13

6

Using ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection

 

 

Identifying ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection status .......................................................................

15

 

Using ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection software ..........................................................................

16

7

Replacing the hard drive

 

8

Troubleshooting

 

 

The computer does not detect the optical drive .................................................................................

21

 

A new device driver is needed ...........................................................................................................

22

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