HP EliteBook 8740w Mobile Workstation - Manual (Page 7)

Connecting an external monitor or projector ...................................................................... 39
Using the external monitor port ......................................................................... 39
Using the DisplayPort ........................................................................................ 40
Using the DreamColor display (select models only) ......................................... 40
Optical drive (select models only) ...................................................................................................... 40
Identifying the optical drive ................................................................................................ 40
Using optical discs (CDs, DVDs, and BDs) ....................................................................... 41
Selecting the right disc (CDs, DVDs, and BDs) ................................................................. 42
CD-R discs ........................................................................................................ 42
CD-RW discs ..................................................................................................... 42
DVD±R discs ..................................................................................................... 42
DVD±RW discs ................................................................................................. 42
LightScribe DVD+R discs .................................................................................. 42
Blu-ray Discs (BDs) ........................................................................................... 43
Playing a CD, DVD, or BD ................................................................................................. 43
Configuring AutoPlay ......................................................................................................... 44
Changing DVD region settings .......................................................................................... 44
Observing the copyright warning ....................................................................................... 44
Copying a CD, DVD, or BD ................................................................................................ 45
Creating (burning) a CD, DVD, or BD ................................................................................ 45
Removing an optical disc (CD, DVD, or BD) ..................................................................... 46
Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................. 46
The optical disc tray does not open for removal of a CD, DVD, or BD ............. 46
The computer does not detect the optical drive ................................................ 47
A disc does not play .......................................................................................... 47
A disc does not play automatically .................................................................... 48
A movie stops, skips, or plays erratically .......................................................... 48
A movie is not visible on an external display ..................................................... 49
The process of burning a disc does not begin, or it stops before
completion ......................................................................................................... 49
A device driver must be reinstalled ................................................................... 49
Obtaining the latest HP device drivers ............................................. 50
Obtaining Microsoft device drivers ................................................... 50
Webcam (select models only) ............................................................................................................ 50
Adjusting webcam properties ............................................................................................. 51
Capturing business card images ....................................................................................... 51
5 Power management ...................................................................................................................................... 54
Setting power options ......................................................................................................................... 54
Using power-saving states ................................................................................................. 54
Initiating and exiting Standby ............................................................................ 54
Initiating and exiting Hibernation ....................................................................... 55
Using the Power Meter ...................................................................................................... 55
Using power schemes ....................................................................................................... 56
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