HP CQ61-310US Table of contents, Handling drives, Using an optical drive, Using external drives

Table of contents

1 Handling drives
2	Using an optical drive
	Identifying the installed optical drive	2
	Using optical discs	3
	Selecting the right disc (CDs, DVDs, and BDs)	4
	CD-R discs	4
	CD-RW discs	4
	DVD±R discs	4
	DVD±RW discs	4
	LightScribe DVD+R discs	5
	Blu-ray Disc (BD)	5
	Playing a CD, DVD, or BD	6
	Configuring AutoPlay	7
	Changing DVD region settings	7
	Observing the copyright warning	8
	Copying a CD, DVD, or BD	8
	Creating or “burning” a CD or DVD	9
	Removing a CD, DVD, or BD	10
3	Using external drives
4 Improving hard drive performance
	Using Disk Defragmenter	12
	Using Disk Cleanup	12
5 Replacing the hard drive in the hard drive bay
6 Troubleshooting
	The optical disc tray does not open for removal of a CD, DVD, or BD	16
	The computer does not detect the optical drive	17
	A disc does not play	18
	A disc does not play automatically	18
	The process of burning a disc does not begin, or it stops before completion	19
	A DVD playing in Windows Media Player produces no sound or display	19
	A device driver must be reinstalled	19
	Obtaining the latest Windows device drivers	20
	Obtaining the latest HP device drivers	20

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