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Learning the Basics

Using the DVD-ROM or multi-function drive

To stop the CD, click the Stop button.

Before putting on headphones to listen to an audio CD, turn the volume dial down. Do not set the volume too high when using the headphones. Continuous exposure to loud sound can harm your hearing.

Playing CDs using Auto-Run

If you insert a CD into the DVD-ROM/multi-function drive and the Auto-Run feature does not automatically start your disk, try launching the CD manually. To do this, follow these steps:

1Click Start, then My Computer.2Click the DVD-ROM/multi-function drive icon. The disc drive will run the CD.

If your disk does not run using this method, try using an application that is associated with the media on the disk. For example, if it is a music CD, open Windows Media® Player and use it to select and then play the CD. For other types of media, use the associated software to open the files on the disk.

Creating a CD or DVD

Depending on your computer’s configuration, your computer may come with a multi-function drive that allows you to:

Play pre-recorded DVDsPlay pre-recorded CDs

Read and write files (depending on your system configuration) and music files to CD-Recordable (CD-R) and CD-Rewritable (CD-RW) discs; and DVD±R/±RW or DVD RAM discs.