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Replacing the battery ......................................................................................................... 54
Shutting down the computer ............................................................................................................... 54
6 Drives ............................................................................................................................................................. 56
Identifying installed drives .................................................................................................................. 56
Handling drives ................................................................................................................................... 56
Using an optical drive ......................................................................................................................... 57
Identifying the installed optical drive .................................................................................. 57
Using optical discs ............................................................................................................. 57
Selecting the right disc (CDs, DVDs, and BDs) ................................................................. 58
CD-R discs ........................................................................................................ 58
CD-RW discs ..................................................................................................... 58
DVD±R discs ..................................................................................................... 58
DVD±RW discs ................................................................................................. 58
LightScribe DVD+R discs .................................................................................. 58
Blu-ray Disc ....................................................................................................... 59
Playing a CD, DVD, or BD ................................................................................................. 59
Configuring AutoPlay ......................................................................................................... 60
Changing DVD region settings .......................................................................................... 60
Observing the copyright warning ....................................................................................... 60
Copying a CD or DVD ........................................................................................................ 61
Creating (burning) a CD or DVD ........................................................................................ 61
Removing an optical disc (CD, DVD, or BD) ..................................................................... 62
Improving hard drive performance ..................................................................................................... 62
Using Disk Defragmenter ................................................................................................... 62
Using Disk Cleanup ........................................................................................................... 63
Using HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection ................................................................................... 63
Identifying HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection status ................................................ 63
Using HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection software .................................................... 64
Replacing the hard drive .................................................................................................................... 64
7 External devices ............................................................................................................................................ 67
Using a USB device ........................................................................................................................... 67
Connecting a USB device .................................................................................................. 67
Removing a USB device .................................................................................................... 67
Using an eSATA device ..................................................................................................................... 68
Connecting an eSATA device ............................................................................................ 68
Removing an eSATA device .............................................................................................. 68
8 External media cards .................................................................................................................................... 70
Using Digital Media Slot cards ........................................................................................................... 70
Inserting a digital card ........................................................................................................ 70
Removing a digital card ..................................................................................................... 71
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