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, 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
Changing DVD region settings ............................................................................................................. 9
Observing the copyright warning ........................................................................................................ 10
Copying a CD or DVD ........................................................................................................................ 11
Creating or “burning” a CD or DVD .................................................................................................... 12
Removing a CD, DVD, or BD ............................................................................................................. 13
4 Using external drives
Using optional external devices .......................................................................................................... 15
5 Using HP 3D DriveGuard
Identifying HP 3D DriveGuard status ................................................................................................. 17
Using HP 3D DriveGuard software ..................................................................................................... 18
6 Improving hard drive performance
Using Disk Defragmenter ................................................................................................................... 19
Using Disk Cleanup ............................................................................................................................ 19
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