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4 Using HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection protects the hard drive by parking the drive and halting I/O requests under either of the following conditions: ● You drop the computer. ● You move the computer with the display closed while the computer is running on battery power. A short time after the end of one of these events, HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection returns the hard drive to normal operation. NOTE: A hard drive in the hard drive bay is protected by HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection. Hard drives installed in optional docking devices or connected to USB ports are not protected by HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection. For more information, refer to the HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection software Help. 14 Chapter 4 Using HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection

Section	Page
Handling drives	5
Using an optical drive	6
Identifying the installed optical drive	6
Using optical discs (CDs, DVDs, and BDs)	7
Selecting the right disc (CDs, DVDs, and BDs)	8
CD-R discs	8
CD-RW discs	8
DVD±R discs	8
DVD±RW discs	8
LightScribe DVD+R discs	8
Blu-ray Disc (BD)	9
Playing a CD, DVD, or BD	10
Configuring AutoPlay	11
Changing DVD region settings	12
Observing the copyright warning	13
Copying a CD, DVD, or BD	14
Creating or “burning” a CD, DVD, or BD	15
Removing an optical disc (CD, DVD, or BD)	16
Improving hard drive performance	17
Using Disk Defragmenter	17
Using Disk Cleanup	17
Using HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection	18
Identifying HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection status	19
Using HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection software	20
Replacing the hard drive	21
Troubleshooting	25
The optical disc tray does not open for removal of a CD, DVD, or BD	25
The computer does not detect the optical drive	26
A disc does not play	27
A disc does not play automatically	28
A DVD movie stops, skips, or plays erratically	28
A DVD movie is not visible on an external display	29
The process of burning a disc does not begin, or it stops before completion	29
A DVD playing in Windows Media Player produces no sound or display	29
A device driver must be reinstalled	30
Obtaining Microsoft device drivers	30
Obtaining HP device drivers	30

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Using HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive

Protection

HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection protects the hard drive by parking the drive and halting I/O

requests under either of the following conditions:

●

You drop the computer.

●

You move the computer with the display closed while the computer is running on battery power.

A short time after the end of one of these events, HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection returns the

hard drive to normal operation.

NOTE:

A hard drive in the hard drive bay is protected by HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection. Hard

drives installed in optional docking devices or connected to USB ports are not protected by HP

ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection.

For more information, refer to the HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection software Help.

Chapter 4

Using HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection