The computer does not detect the optical drive
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49
A disc does not play
...........................................................................................................
50
A disc does not play automatically
.....................................................................................
51
A movie stops, skips, or plays erratically
...........................................................................
51
A movie is not visible on an external display
.....................................................................
51
The process of burning a disc does not begin, or it stops before completion
....................
51
A DVD playing in Windows Media Player produces no sound or picture
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52
A device driver must be reinstalled
....................................................................................
52
Obtaining the latest HP device drivers
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52
Obtaining the latest Windows device drivers
....................................................
53
5
Power management
Setting power options
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54
Using power-saving states
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54
Initiating and exiting Sleep
................................................................................
54
Initiating and exiting Hibernation
.......................................................................
55
Using the battery meter
.....................................................................................................
55
Using power plans
.............................................................................................................
56
Viewing the current power plan
.........................................................................
56
Selecting a different power plan
........................................................................
56
Customizing power plans
..................................................................................
56
Setting password protection on wakeup
............................................................................
56
Using external AC power
....................................................................................................................
57
Connecting the AC adapter
...............................................................................................
57
Testing an AC adapter
.......................................................................................................
58
Using battery power
...........................................................................................................................
58
Identifying batteries
............................................................................................................
59
Finding battery information in Help and Support
...............................................................
59
Using Battery Check
..........................................................................................................
59
Displaying the remaining battery charge
...........................................................................
59
Inserting or removing the battery
.......................................................................................
60
Charging a battery
.............................................................................................................
61
Maximizing battery discharge time
....................................................................................
62
Managing low battery levels
..............................................................................................
62
Identifying low battery levels
.............................................................................
62
Resolving a low battery level
.............................................................................
62
Resolving a low battery level when external power is available
.......
63
Resolving a low battery level when a charged battery is
available
...........................................................................................
63
Resolving a low battery level when no power source is
available
...........................................................................................
63
Resolving a low battery level when the computer cannot exit
Hibernation
.......................................................................................
63
Calibrating a battery
...........................................................................................................
63
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