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Drives
Handling drives
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65
Optical drive
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66
Identifying the installed optical drive
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66
Using optical discs
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67
Selecting the right disc (CDs, DVDs, and BDs)
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68
CD-R discs
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68
CD-RW discs
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68
DVD±R discs
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68
DVD±RW discs
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68
LightScribe DVD+R discs
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69
Blu-ray Disc (BD)
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69
Playing a CD, DVD, or BD
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69
Configuring AutoPlay
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71
Changing DVD region settings
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71
Observing the copyright warning
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72
Copying a CD, DVD, or BD
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72
Creating or “burning” a CD or DVD
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73
Removing a CD, DVD, or BD
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74
Troubleshooting drive and device driver problems
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74
The optical disc tray does not open for removal of a CD, DVD, or BD
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74
A disc does not play automatically
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75
A DVD movie stops, skips, or plays erratically
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75
A DVD movie is not visible on an external display
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76
The process of burning a disc does not begin, or it stops before completion
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76
A DVD playing in Windows Media Player produces no sound or display
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76
A device driver must be reinstalled
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76
Obtaining the latest HP device drivers
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77
Obtaining the latest Windows device drivers
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78
Using external drives
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79
Improving hard drive performance
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80
Using Disk Defragmenter
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80
Using Disk Cleanup
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80
Replacing the hard drive
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81
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External devices and external media cards
Using a USB device
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85
Connecting a USB device
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85
Removing a USB device
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86
Using Digital Media Slot cards
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87
Inserting a digital card
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87
Removing a digital card
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88
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