Table of contents
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Handling drives
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Using an optical drive
Identifying the installed optical drive
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3
Using optical discs
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4
Selecting the right disc (CDs, DVDs, and BDs)
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5
CD-R discs
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5
CD-RW discs
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5
DVD±R discs
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5
DVD±RW discs
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5
LightScribe DVD+R discs
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5
Blu-ray Discs (BD)
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6
Playing a CD, DVD, or BD
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7
Configuring AutoPlay
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8
Changing DVD region settings
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Observing the copyright warning
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10
Copying a CD, DVD, or BD
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11
Creating or “burning” a CD or DVD
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12
Removing a CD, DVD, or BD
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3
Using external drives
4
Improving hard drive performance
Using Disk Defragmenter
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15
Using Disk Cleanup
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15
5
Replacing the hard drive in the hard drive bay
6
Troubleshooting
The optical disc tray does not open for removal of a CD, DVD, or BD
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20
The computer does not detect the optical drive
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21
A disc does not play
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22
A disc does not play automatically
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