Table of contents
1 Handling drives |
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2 Using an optical drive |
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Identifying the installed optical drive | 3 |
Using optical discs | 4 |
Selecting the right disc | 5 |
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DVD±R discs | 5 |
DVD±RW discs | 5 |
LightScribe DVD+R discs | 5 |
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Playing an optical disc | 7 |
Configuring AutoPlay | 8 |
Changing DVD region settings | 9 |
Observing the copyright warning | 10 |
Copying a CD or DVD | 11 |
Creating (burning) a CD or DVD | 12 |
Removing an optical disc | 13 |
3 Improving hard drive performance |
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Using Disk Defragmenter | 14 |
Using Disk Cleanup | 14 |
4 Replacing the hard drive |
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5 Troubleshooting |
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The optical disc tray does not open | 18 |
The computer does not detect the optical drive | 19 |
A disc does not play | 20 |
A disc does not play automatically | 21 |
A DVD movie stops, skips, or plays erratically | 22 |
A DVD movie is not visible on an external display | 23 |
The process of burning a disc does not begin, or it stops before completion | 24 |
A DVD playing in Windows Media Player produces no sound or display | 25 |
A device driver must be reinstalled | 25 |
Obtaining Microsoft device drivers | 25 |
Obtaining HP device drivers | 26 |
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