Drives - Windows 7

Table of contents
1 Handling drives
2 Using an optical drive (select models only)
Identifying the installed optical drive ..................................................................................................... 2
Using optical discs (CDs, DVDs, and BDs) .......................................................................................... 3
Selecting the right disc (CDs, DVDs, and BDs) .................................................................................... 4
CD-R discs ........................................................................................................................... 4
CD-RW discs ....................................................................................................................... 4
DVD±R discs ....................................................................................................................... 4
DVD±RW discs .................................................................................................................... 4
LightScribe DVD+R discs .................................................................................................... 4
Blu-ray Discs (BD) ............................................................................................................... 5
Playing a CD, DVD, or BD .................................................................................................................... 6
Configuring AutoPlay ............................................................................................................................ 7
Changing DVD region settings ............................................................................................................. 8
Observing the copyright warning .......................................................................................................... 9
Copying a CD, DVD, or BD ................................................................................................................ 10
Creating or “burning” a CD, DVD, or BD ............................................................................................ 11
Removing an optical disc (CD, DVD, or BD) ...................................................................................... 12
3 Using external drives
4 Using HP 3D DriveGuard
Identifying HP 3D DriveGuard status ................................................................................................. 15
Using HP 3D DriveGuard software ..................................................................................................... 16
5 Improving hard drive performance
Using Disk Defragmenter ................................................................................................................... 17
Using Disk Cleanup ............................................................................................................................ 17
6 Replacing the hard drive in the hard drive bay
7 Replacing a drive in the upgrade bay
8 Troubleshooting
The optical disc tray does not open for removal of a CD, DVD, or BD ............................................... 25
The computer does not detect the optical drive ................................................................................. 25
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