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Using HP DLA | 2. Click HP DLA. | |
Starting HP DLA | The HP DLA Welcome screen appears (see Figure 36). | |
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1. Use one of the following methods to start HP DLA: |
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• Insert a blank disc into the drive. |
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Figure 36 HP DLA Welcome Screen
Format
All discs must be initialized (or formatted) before they can store data. HP DLA’s Format feature allows you to format your media directly from Windows Explorer just as you would any other drive.
HP DLA can perform either a Quick or Full format of your discs. The following table describes the fundamental differences between the two:
| Table 27 Comparison of the different types of formatting |
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| Quick Format | Full Format |
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| Faster (generally taking less than 60 | Depending upon the speed of the drive, |
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Figure 35 hp | seconds) | may take up to 90 minutes |
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