Drives - Windows 7

Table of contents
1 Identifying installed drives
2 Handling drives
3 Using an optical drive (select models only)
Identifying the installed optical drive ..................................................................................................... 3
Using optical discs (CDs, DVDs, and BDs) .......................................................................................... 4
Selecting the right disc (CDs, DVDs, and BDs) .................................................................................... 5
CD-R discs ........................................................................................................................... 5
CD-RW discs ....................................................................................................................... 5
DVD±R discs ....................................................................................................................... 5
DVD±RW discs .................................................................................................................... 5
LightScribe DVD+R discs .................................................................................................... 5
Blu-ray Discs (BD) ............................................................................................................... 6
Playing a CD, DVD, or BD .................................................................................................................... 7
Configuring AutoPlay ............................................................................................................................ 8
Observing the copyright warning .......................................................................................................... 9
Copying a CD, DVD, or BD ................................................................................................................ 10
Creating or “burning” a CD, DVD, or BD ............................................................................................ 11
Removing a CD, DVD, or BD ............................................................................................................. 12
When the disc tray opens .................................................................................................. 12
When the disc tray does not open ..................................................................................... 12
Preventing playback disruptions ......................................................................................................... 14
Changing DVD region settings ........................................................................................................... 15
4 Using external drives
5 Using HP 3D DriveGuard
Identifying HP 3D DriveGuard status ................................................................................................. 18
Using HP 3D DriveGuard software ..................................................................................................... 19
6 RAID support
7 Improving hard drive performance
Using Disk Defragmenter ................................................................................................................... 21
Using Disk Cleanup ............................................................................................................................ 21
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