HP D0T70US 14 D0T70US#ABA manual Disc does not play, Click Advanced Settings Monitor tab

●Scan for hardware changes. Windows scans your system for installed hardware and installs any required drivers.

●Click Properties to see if the device is working properly.

◦The Properties window provides details about the device to help you troubleshoot issues.

◦Click the Driver tab to update, disable, or uninstall drivers for this device.

A disc does not play

●Save your work and close all open programs before playing a CD, DVD, or BD.

●Log off the Internet before playing a CD, DVD, or BD.

●Be sure that you insert the disc properly.

●Be sure that the disc is clean. If necessary, clean the disc with filtered water and a lint-free cloth. Wipe from the center of the disc to the outer edge.

●Check the disc for scratches. If you find scratches, treat the disc with an optical disc repair kit available at many electronics stores.

●Disable Sleep mode before playing the disc.

Do not initiate Hibernation or Sleep while playing a disc. Otherwise, you may see a warning message asking if you want to continue. If this message is displayed, click No. After you click No, the computer may behave in either of the following ways:

◦Playback may resume.

– or –

◦The playback window in the multimedia program may close. To return to playing the disc, click the Play button in your multimedia program to restart the disc. In rare cases, you may need to exit the program and then restart it.

●Increase system resources:

Turn off external devices such as printers and scanners. Disconnecting these devices frees up valuable system resources and results in better playback performance.

Change desktop color properties. Because the human eye cannot easily tell the difference between colors beyond 16 bits, you should not notice any loss of color while watching a movie if you lower system color properties to 16-bit color, as follows:

1.Right-click anywhere on the desktop except on an icon, and then select Screen resolution.

2.Click Advanced Settings > Monitor tab.

3.Click High Color (16 bit), if this setting is not already selected.

4.Click OK.

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