Multimedia - Windows Vista
Table Of Contents
- Multimedia features
- Multimedia software
- Audio
- Video
- Optical drive (select models only)
- Identifying the installed optical drive
- Using optical discs (CDs, DVDs, and BDs)
- Selecting the right disc (CDs, DVDs, and BDs)
- Playing a CD, DVD or BD
- Configuring AutoPlay
- Changing DVD region settings
- Observing the copyright warning
- Copying a CD or DVD
- Creating or “burning” a CD or DVD
- Removing a CD, DVD, or BD
- Webcam (select models only)
- Troubleshooting
- The optical disc tray does not open for removal of a CD, DVD, or BD
- The computer does not detect the optical drive
- A disc does not play
- A disc does not play automatically
- A movie stops, skips, or plays erratically
- A movie is not visible on an external display
- The process of burning a disc does not begin, or it stops before completion
- A device driver must be reinstalled
- Using SoftPaq Download Manager
- Index

1 Multimedia features
Your computer includes multimedia features that allow you to listen to music, watch movies, and view
pictures. Your computer may include the following multimedia components:
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Optical drive for playing audio and video discs
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Integrated speakers for listening to music
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Integrated microphone for recording your own audio
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Integrated webcam that allows you to capture and share video
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Preinstalled multimedia software that allows you to play and manage your music, movies, and
pictures
NOTE: Your computer may not include all of the components listed.
The following sections explain how to identify and use the multimedia components included with your
computer.
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