Table of contents
1
Handling drives
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Using an optical drive
Identifying the installed optical drive
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3
Using optical discs
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4
Selecting the right disc
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5
CD-R discs
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5
CD-RW discs
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5
DVD±R discs
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5
DVD±RW discs
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5
LightScribe DVD+R discs
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5
HD DVD discs and Blu-ray Disc
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6
Playing a CD or DVD
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7
Using AutoPlay
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8
Changing DVD region settings
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9
Observing the copyright warning
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10
Copying a CD or DVD
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11
Creating or “burning” a CD or DVD
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12
Removing an optical disc (CD or DVD)
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13
3
Improving hard drive performance
Using Disk Defragmenter
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14
Using Disk Cleanup
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15
4
Replacing the hard drive
5
Troubleshooting
The optical disc tray does not open for removal of a CD or DVD
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21
The computer does not detect the optical drive
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22
A disc does not play
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23
A disc does not play automatically
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The process of burning a disc does not begin, or it stops before completion
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25
A device driver must be reinstalled
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