User manual HP PAVILION DM4-1300EA

[. . . ] HP Pavilion Notebook PC User Guide © Copyright 2010 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L. P. registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Bluetooth is a trademark owned by its proprietor and used by Hewlett-Packard Company under license. SD Logo is a trademark of its proprietor. [. . . ] Select Advanced Settings > Monitor tab. Select High Color (16 bit), if this setting is not already selected. Disconnect external devices, such as a printer, scanner, camera, or handheld device. 46 Chapter 4 Multimedia A movie is not visible on an external display 1. If both the computer display and an external display are turned on, press the f4 action key one or more times to switch between the two displays. Configure the monitor settings to make the external display primary: a. Right-click on a blank area of the computer desktop, and select Screen resolution. Specify a primary display and a secondary display. NOTE: When using both displays, the movie image will not appear on any display designated as the secondary display. To get information about a multimedia question not covered in this guide, go to Start > Help and Support. The process of burning a disc does not begin, or it stops before completion Be sure that all other programs are closed. Be sure that you are using the right kind of disc for your drive. See your user guides for more information about disc types. Be sure that the disc is inserted properly. Select a slower write speed and try again. If you are copying a disc, save the information on the source disc to your hard drive before trying to burn the contents to a new disc, and then burn from your hard drive. Reinstall the disc-burning device driver located in the DVD/CD-ROM drives category in Device Manager. A device driver must be reinstalled 1. Remove any discs from the optical drive. Select Start > Control Panel > System and Security. Then, in the System area, click Device Manager. In the Device Manager window, click the arrow next to the type of driver you want to uninstall and reinstall (for example, DVD/CD ROMs, Modems, and so on). Right-click the device listing and click Uninstall. When prompted, confirm that you want to delete the device, but do not restart the computer. Repeat for any other drivers you want to delete. In the Device Manager window, click Action, and then click Scan for hardware changes. [. . . ] In the left pane, click System protection. Follow the on-screen instructions. Performing a recovery NOTE: You can recover only files that you have previously backed up. HP recommends that you use HP Recovery Manager to create a set of recovery discs (entire drive backup) as soon as you set up your computer. Recovery Manager software allows you to repair or restore the system if you experience system failure or instability. [. . . ]