A Disc Does Not Play Automatically; The Process Of Burning A Disc Does Not Begin, Or It Stops Before Completion; A Dvd Playing In Windows Media Player Produces No Sound Or Display - HP Pavilion dv3500 - Entertainment Notebook PC User Manual

A disc does not play automatically

1. Click Start and type autoplay in the Start Search box.
As you type, search results are listed in the pane above the box.
2. In the results pane, click Autoplay. If prompted by User Account Control, click Continue.
3. Select the check box for Use AutoPlay for all media and devices, and then click Save.
A CD or DVD should now start automatically when it is inserted into the optical drive.
The process of burning a disc does not begin, or it stops
before completion
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Be sure that all other programs are closed.
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Turn off Sleep mode and Hibernation.
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Be sure that you are using the right kind of disc for your drive. See your user guides for more
information about disc types.
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Be sure that the disc is inserted properly.
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Select a slower write speed and try again.
● If you are copying a disc, save the information on the source disc to your hard drive before trying
to burn the contents to a new disc, and then burn from your hard drive.
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Reinstall the disc-burning device driver located in the DVD/CD-ROM drives category in Device
Manager.
A DVD playing in Windows Media Player produces no
sound or display
Use HP MediaSmart to play a DVD. MediaSmart is installed on the computer and is also available from
the HP Web site at http://www.hp.com.
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