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3. Remove the disc (3) from the tray by gently pressing down on the spindle while lifting the outer edges of the disc. Hold the disc by the edges and avoid touching the flat surfaces. NOTE: If the tray is not fully accessible, tilt the disc carefully as you remove it. 4. Close the disc tray and place the disc in a protective case. Sharing optical drives Although your computer does not have an integrated optical drive, you can easily access software, install applications, and access data by sharing an optical drive connected to another computer in your network. Sharing drives is a feature of the Windows operating system that allows a drive on one computer to be accessible to other computers on the same network. NOTE: You must have a network set up in order to share an optical drive; refer to Wireless and local area network on page 13 for additional information on setting up a network. NOTE: Some discs, such as DVD movies and game discs, may be copy-protected and therefore unusable through DVD or CD sharing. To share an optical drive: 1. From the computer with the optical drive you are sharing, select Start > Computer. 2. Right-click the optical drive you want to share, and click Properties. 3. Select the Sharing tab > Advanced Sharing. 4. Select the Share this folder check box. 5. Type a name for the optical drive in Share name. 64 Chapter 7 Drives and external devices

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3.
Remove the disc
(3)
from the tray by gently pressing down on the spindle while lifting the outer
edges of the disc. Hold the disc by the edges and avoid touching the flat surfaces.
NOTE:
If the tray is not fully accessible, tilt the disc carefully as you remove it.
4.
Close the disc tray and place the disc in a protective case.
Sharing optical drives
Although your computer does not have an integrated optical drive, you can easily access software, install
applications, and access data by sharing an optical drive connected to another computer in your network.
Sharing drives is a feature of the Windows operating system that allows a drive on one computer to be
accessible to other computers on the same network.
NOTE:
You must have a network set up in order to share an optical drive; refer to
Wireless and local
area network
on page
13
for additional information on setting up a network.
NOTE:
Some discs, such as DVD movies and game discs, may be copy-protected and therefore
unusable through DVD or CD sharing.
To share an optical drive:
1.
From the computer with the optical drive you are sharing, select
Start
>
Computer
.
2.
Right-click the optical drive you want to share, and click
Properties
.
3.
Select the
Sharing
tab
>
Advanced Sharing
.
4.
Select the
Share this folder
check box.
5.
Type a name for the optical drive in
Share name
.
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Chapter 7
Drives and external devices