Preventing Playback Disruptions; Protecting The Cd Or Dvd Write Process - HP Compaq NC8230 Hardware Manual

Preventing playback disruptions

To reduce the possibility of playback disruption:
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Save your work and close all open applications before
playing a CD or a DVD.
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Do not connect or disconnect hardware while playing a disc.
Do not initiate Hibernation or Sleep while playing a disc.
Otherwise, you may see a warning message asking if you want
to continue. If this message is displayed, click No. After you
click No:
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Playback may resume.
– or –
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Playback may stop and the screen may clear. To return to
playing the CD or DVD, press the power button and then
restart the disc.

Protecting the CD or DVD write process

CAUTION: To prevent loss of information or damage to a disc:
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■ Before writing to a disc, connect the computer to a reliable external
power source. Do not write to a disc while the computer is running
on battery power.
■ Before writing to a disc, close all open programs except the disc
software you are using.
■ Do not copy directly from a source disc to a destination disc or from
a network drive to a destination disc. Instead, copy from a source
disc or network drive to your hard drive, and then copy from your
hard drive to the destination disc.
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Do not use the computer keyboard or move the computer while the
computer is writing to a disc. The write process is sensitive to
vibration.
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