User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Important Safety Information
- HP Software Product License Agreement
- Contents
- Getting Started with Your Notebook
- Basic Operation
- Batteries and Power Management
- Modem and Network Connections
- Add-On Devices
- Troubleshooting and Maintenance
- Troubleshooting Your Notebook
- Audio problems
- CD-ROM and DVD problems
- Display problems
- Hard drive problems
- Heat problems
- Infrared problems
- Keyboard and pointing device problems
- Local area network (LAN) problems
- Memory problems
- Modem problems
- PC Card problems
- Performance problems
- Power and battery problems
- Printing problems
- Serial, parallel, and USB problems
- Startup problems
- Wireless problems
- Configuring Your Notebook
- Reinstalling and Updating Software
- Troubleshooting Your Notebook
- Reference Information
- Index
Basic Operation
Using CDs or DVDs
22 Reference Guide
Using CDs or DVDs
To insert or remove a CD or DVD
CAUTION
Do not remove a CD or DVD while the notebook is reading it. Otherwise, the
notebook could stop responding and you could lose data.
Press the CD or DVD gently, but firmly, onto the spindle to avoid damage to
thediskordrive.
1. Press the button on the face of the CD or DVD drive. If you are using this drive
for the first time, be sure to remove the cardboard packing insert if present.
2. Place the CD or DVD into the drive (label facing up), then gently press down to
seat it on the spindle.
–or–
Remove the CD or DVD.
3. Slide the tray back into the module to close it.
If your notebook loses power, you can manually open the drive to remove a CD.
Insert a straightened paper clip into the recessed hole on the front of the drive to
open it.
The location of the CD or DVD drive varies by model.