Table of contents
1 Identifying installed drives
2 Handling drives
3 Using an optical drive
Identifying the installed optical drive ..................................................................................................... 3
Using optical discs ................................................................................................................................ 4
Selecting the right disc ......................................................................................................................... 5
CD-R discs ........................................................................................................................... 5
CD-RW discs ....................................................................................................................... 5
DVD±R discs ....................................................................................................................... 5
DVD±RW discs .................................................................................................................... 5
LightScribe DVD+R discs .................................................................................................... 5
Blu-ray Disc ......................................................................................................................... 6
Playing a CD or DVD ............................................................................................................................ 6
Configuring AutoPlay ............................................................................................................................ 7
Changing DVD region settings ............................................................................................................. 7
Observing the copyright warning .......................................................................................................... 8
Copying a CD or DVD .......................................................................................................................... 8
Creating or “burning” a CD or DVD ...................................................................................................... 9
Removing an optical disc (CD or DVD) .............................................................................................. 10
4 Improving hard drive performance
Using Disk Defragmenter ................................................................................................................... 11
Using Disk Cleanup ............................................................................................................................ 11
5 Using HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
Identifying HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection status ................................................................. 13
Using HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection software .................................................................... 14
6 Replacing the hard drive
7 Troubleshooting
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