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A disc does not play automatically, A DVD movie stops, skips, or plays erratically

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A disc does not play automatically 1. Click Start > Control Panel > Play CDs or other media automatically. 2. Confirm that the Use AutoPlay for all media and devices check box is selected. 3. Click Save. A CD, DVD, or BD should now start automatically when it is inserted into the optical drive. A DVD movie stops, skips, or plays erratically ● Clean the disc. ● Conserve system resources by trying the following suggestions: ◦ Log off the Internet. ◦ Change the color properties of the desktop: 1. Right-click on a blank area of the computer desktop, and select Personalize > Display Settings. 2. Set Colors to Medium (16 bit), if this setting is not already selected. ◦ Disconnect external devices, such as a printer, scanner, camera, or handheld device. 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 Personalize > Display Settings. 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. A disc does not play automatically 23

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A disc does not play automatically
1.
Click
Start
>
Control Panel
>
Play CDs or other media automatically
.
2.
Confirm that the
Use AutoPlay for all media and devices
check box is selected.
3.
Click
Save
.
A CD, DVD, or BD should now start automatically when it is inserted into the optical drive.
A DVD movie stops, skips, or plays erratically
Clean the disc.
Conserve system resources by trying the following suggestions:
Log off the Internet.
Change the color properties of the desktop:
1. Right-click on a blank area of the computer desktop, and select
Personalize
>
Display
Settings
.
2. Set
Colors
to
Medium (16 bit)
, if this setting is not already selected.
Disconnect external devices, such as a printer, scanner, camera, or handheld device.
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
Personalize
>
Display
Settings
.
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.
A disc does not play automatically
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