Drives - Windows XP

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 and DVDs) .................................................................................................... 3
Playing a CD or DVD ............................................................................................................................ 4
Configuring AutoPlay ............................................................................................................................ 5
Observing the copyright warning .......................................................................................................... 5
Copying a CD or DVD .......................................................................................................................... 6
Creating or “burning” a CD or DVD ...................................................................................................... 7
Removing a CD or DVD ....................................................................................................................... 8
When the disc tray opens .................................................................................................... 8
When the disc tray does not open ....................................................................................... 8
Preventing playback disruptions ......................................................................................................... 10
Changing DVD region settings ........................................................................................................... 11
4 Using external drives
5 Using HP 3D DriveGuard
Identifying HP 3D DriveGuard status ................................................................................................. 14
Using HP 3D DriveGuard software ..................................................................................................... 15
6 Improving hard drive performance
Using Disk Defragmenter ................................................................................................................... 16
Using Disk Cleanup ............................................................................................................................ 16
7 Replacing a hard drive
8 Troubleshooting
The computer does not detect the optical drive ................................................................................. 20
A new device driver is needed ........................................................................................................... 21
Obtaining Microsoft device drivers ..................................................................................... 21
Obtaining HP device drivers .............................................................................................. 21
An optical disc does not play automatically ........................................................................................ 22
The process of burning a disc does not begin, or it stops before completion .................................... 22
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