Table Of Contents - HP Dv4-1431us - Pavilion Entertainment - Core 2 Duo 2.1 GHz User Manual

Table of contents

1 Handling drives
2 Using an optical drive (select models only)
Identifying the installed optical drive ..................................................................................................... 2
Using optical discs ................................................................................................................................ 3
Selecting the right disc ......................................................................................................................... 4
CD-R discs ........................................................................................................................... 4
CD-RW discs ....................................................................................................................... 4
DVD±R discs ....................................................................................................................... 4
DVD±RW discs .................................................................................................................... 4
LightScribe DVD+R discs .................................................................................................... 4
Blu-ray Disc ......................................................................................................................... 5
Playing a CD or DVD ............................................................................................................................ 6
Configuring AutoPlay ............................................................................................................................ 7
Changing DVD region settings ............................................................................................................. 8
Observing the copyright warning .......................................................................................................... 9
Copying a CD or DVD .......................................................................................................................... 9
Creating or "burning" a CD or DVD .................................................................................................... 10
Removing an optical disc (CD or DVD) .............................................................................................. 11
3 Improving hard drive performance
Using Disk Defragmenter ................................................................................................................... 12
Using Disk Cleanup ............................................................................................................................ 12
4 Using HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
Identifying HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection status ................................................................. 14
Using HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection software .................................................................... 15
5 Replacing the hard drive
6 Replacing a drive in the SmartBay
7 Troubleshooting
The optical disc tray does not open for removal of a CD or DVD ....................................................... 23
The computer does not detect the optical drive ................................................................................. 24
A disc does not play ........................................................................................................................... 25
A disc does not play automatically ..................................................................................................... 26
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