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A DVD movie is not visible on an external display, The process of burning a disc does not begin

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A DVD movie is not visible on an external display 1. If both the computer display and an external display are turned on, press fn+f4 one or more times to switch between the 2 displays. 2. Configure the monitor settings to make the external display primary: a. Right-click on a blank area of the computer desktop, and select Screen resolution. b. Specify a primary display and a secondary display. NOTE: When using both displays, the DVD image will not appear on any display designated as the secondary display. To get information about a multimedia question not covered in this guide, go to Start > Help and Support. The process of burning a disc does not begin, or it stops before completion ● Be sure that all other programs are closed. ● Turn off Sleep mode and Hibernation. ● Be sure that you are using the right kind of disc for your drive. See your user guides for more information about disc types. ● Be sure that the disc is inserted properly. ● Select a slower write speed and try again. ● If you are copying a disc, save the information on the source disc to your hard drive before trying to burn the contents to a new disc, and then burn from your hard drive. ● Reinstall the disc-burning device driver located in the DVD/CD-ROM drives category in Device Manager. A DVD playing in Windows Media Player produces no sound or display Use DVD Play to play a DVD. DVD Play is installed on the computer and is also available from the HP Web site at http://www.hp.com. 24 Chapter 7 Troubleshooting

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A DVD movie is not visible on an external display
1.
If both the computer display and an external display are turned on, press
fn+f4
one or more times
to switch between the 2 displays.
2.
Configure the monitor settings to make the external display primary:
a.
Right-click on a blank area of the computer desktop, and select
Screen resolution
.
b.
Specify a primary display and a secondary display.
NOTE:
When using both displays, the DVD image will not appear on any display designated as
the secondary display.
To get information about a multimedia question not covered in this guide, go to
Start
>
Help and
Support
.
The process of burning a disc does not begin, or it stops
before completion
●
Be sure that all other programs are closed.
●
Turn off Sleep mode and Hibernation.
●
Be sure that you are using the right kind of disc for your drive. See your user guides for more
information about disc types.
●
Be sure that the disc is inserted properly.
●
Select a slower write speed and try again.
●
If you are copying a disc, save the information on the source disc to your hard drive before trying
to burn the contents to a new disc, and then burn from your hard drive.
●
Reinstall the disc-burning device driver located in the DVD/CD-ROM drives category in Device
Manager.
A DVD playing in Windows Media Player produces no
sound or display
Use DVD Play to play a DVD. DVD Play is installed on the computer and is also available from the HP
Web site at
.
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Chapter 7
Troubleshooting