Table of contents
1
Handling drives
2
Using an optical drive
Identifying the installed optical drive
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2
Using optical discs
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3
Selecting the right disc
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4
CD-R discs
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4
CD-RW discs
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4
DVD±R discs
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4
DVD±RW discs
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4
LightScribe DVD+R discs
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4
Blu-ray Disc
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5
Playing a CD or DVD
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5
Using AutoPlay
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6
Changing DVD region settings
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6
Observing the copyright warning
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6
Copying a CD or DVD
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7
Creating or “burning” a CD or DVD
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7
Removing an optical disc (CD or DVD)
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8
3
Improving hard drive performance
Using Disk Defragmenter
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9
Using Disk Cleanup
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9
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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13
The computer does not detect the optical drive
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14
A disc does not play
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15
A disc does not play automatically
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16
The process of burning a disc does not begin, or it stops before completion
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16
A device driver must be reinstalled
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17
Obtaining the latest HP device drivers
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17
Obtaining the latest Windows device drivers
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18
Index
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