Using your notebook

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Memory-resident disc utilities may cause unstable operation or data loss. Deactivate these utilities before

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writing data to a disc.

 

 

 

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When using a software application to burn CDs, be sure to exit and close all other applications.

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Exit anti-virus software before writing data to a disc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Never touch the surface of the disc. Fingerprints and dust on the surface of a disc may cause writing

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errors.

 

 

 

Using the DVD function

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To achieve optimum performance when playing DVD-ROMdiscs, you should follow these

 

 

 

 

recommendations.

 

 

 

 

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You can play DVDs using the DVD-ROM drive and the WinDVD software. See the help file on the WinDVD

 

 

 

 

software for details.

 

 

 

 

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Your computer should not be connected to the port replicator while playing DVD movies or using DVD

 

 

 

 

applications.

 

 

 

 

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Close all open applications before playing a DVD-ROM movie.

 

 

 

 

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When playing DVD movies on battery power, set the power management profile to DVD. With other

 

 

 

 

profiles, the movies can be choppy.

 

 

 

 

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Do not switch power saving modes while playing a DVD video.

 

 

 

 

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If the virus checker is active, you need to disable it.

 

 

 

 

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Do not use resident disc utilities or resident utilities to speed up the access of discs, because they may

 

 

 

 

cause the system to become unstable.

 

 

 

 

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Make sure that the screensaver is deactivated.

 

 

 

 

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Depending on the display setup properties you selected, you may use the <Fn>+<F> command to expand

 

 

 

 

the screen to full screen size.