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A disc does not play

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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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A device driver must be reinstalled

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Obtaining Microsoft device drivers

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Obtaining HP device drivers

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Index

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iv

Section	Page
Handling drives	5
Using an optical drive (select models only)	6
Identifying the installed optical drive	6
Using optical discs (CDs, DVDs, and BDs)	7
Selecting the right disc (CDs, DVDs, and BDs)	8
CD-R discs	8
CD-RW discs	8
DVD±R discs	8
DVD±RW discs	8
LightScribe DVD+R discs	8
Blu-ray Discs (BD)	9
Playing a CD, DVD, or BD	10
Configuring AutoPlay	11
Changing DVD region settings	12
Observing the copyright warning	13
Copying a CD, DVD, or BD	14
Creating or “burning” a CD, DVD, or BD	15
Removing an optical disc (CD, DVD, or BD)	16
Using external drives	17
Using HP 3D DriveGuard	18
Identifying HP 3D DriveGuard status	19
Using HP 3D DriveGuard software	20
Improving hard drive performance	21
Using Disk Defragmenter	21
Using Disk Cleanup	21
Replacing the hard drive in the hard drive bay	22
Replacing a drive in the upgrade bay	25
Troubleshooting	28
The optical disc tray does not open for removal of a CD, DVD, or BD	29
The computer does not detect the optical drive	29
A disc does not play	31
A disc does not play automatically	32
The process of burning a disc does not begin, or it stops before completion	33
A device driver must be reinstalled	34
Obtaining Microsoft device drivers	34
Obtaining HP device drivers	34

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