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You can use the scroll wheel on the mouse to move through a 
document. This feature is not available in all programs.
For more information about how to adjust the double-click 
speed, pointer speed, right-hand or left-hand configuration, 
and other mouse settings, see the “Customizing Windows” 
chapter in your online User Guide. For instructions on how to 
clean the mouse, see “Cleaning the mouse” on page 73.
To. ..Do this...
Move the pointer 
on the screenMove the mouse around. If you...

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Using optical drives
Features
Your optical drive has the following basic components:
Loading an optical disc
To insert an optical disc:  
1Press the eject button on the optical disc drive.
2Place the disc in the tray with the label facing up or out.
3Press the eject button to close the tray.Important
When you place a single-sided disc in the tray, make sure that the 
label side is facing up or out. If the disc has two playable sides, place the 
disc so the...

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Identifying optical drive types
Your computer may contain one of the following drive types. 
Look on the front of the drive’s disc tray for one or more of 
the following logos:
If your optical drive has 
this logo...Your drive type 
is...Use your drive for...
CDInstalling programs, playing 
audio CDs, and accessing data.
CD-RWInstalling programs, playing 
audio CDs, accessing data, and 
creating CDs.
DVD/CD-RWInstalling programs, playing 
audio CDs, accessing data, 
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Playing discs
Playing a CD
A standard CD (compact disc) can hold an entire album of 
digital songs and can be played on a CD player or your 
computer’s CD drive.
Use a music program or Windows Media Player on your 
computer to:
Play music CDs
Create MP3 music files from your music CDs
Edit music track information
Use your music files to build a music library
For more information about playing CDs, see your online User 
Guide.
DVD-RAM/-RWInstalling programs,...

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Playing a DVD
A DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) is similar to a standard CD but has 
greater data capacity. Because of this increased capacity, 
full-length movies, several albums of music, or several 
gigabytes of data can fit on a single disc. DVDs can be played 
on a DVD player or a DVD drive-equipped computer. For more 
information about playing DVDs, see your online User Guide.
Playing a Blu-ray Disc
A Blu-ray Disc is a high-capacity optical disc that can store 
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Creating discs
Recording to optical discs
You can use the disc burning program on your computer to 
copy tracks from a music CD to your hard drive, copy or create 
data discs, create music CDs, create video DVDs, and more. For 
more information about creating CDs and DVDs, see your 
online User Guide.
Creating audio and video files
You can create audio and music files, either from scratch or 
from music CDs. You can also create video files from home 
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Using a memory card
To insert a memory card:  
1Insert the memory card into the appropriate memory 
card slot.
2To access a file on the memory card, click (Start), 
then click Computer. Double-click the drive (for example, 
the 
E: drive), then double-click the file name.
To remove a memory card:  
Wa i t  fo r  th e  m e m o r y  ca rd  re a d e r  a cc ess  i n d ic a to r  to  s to p  
blinking, then pull the memory card out of the slot. Caution
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Using the diskette drive 
The optional diskette drive uses 3.5-inch diskettes (sometimes 
called floppy disks). Diskettes are useful for storing files or 
transferring files to another computer.
To load a diskette:  
1Insert the diskette into the diskette drive with the label 
facing up or to the right.
2To access a file on the diskette, click (Start), then click 
Computer. Double-click the diskette drive (for example, 
the A: drive), then double-click the...

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Adjusting the volume
You can adjust volume using your speakers’ controls, your 
keyboard controls, or the Windows volume controls. You can 
also adjust the volume of specific sound devices in your 
computer. 
To adjust the overall volume using hardware controls:  
If you are using external speakers, turn the knob on the 
front of the speakers.
-OR-
Use the mute and volume control buttons on the 
keyboard. For more information, see “Using the 
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4Click Mixer. The Volume Mixer dialog box opens, where 
you can click and drag sliders to adjust individual 
devices.
5Click × in the top-right corner of the window to close it.
Installing a printer, scanner, or 
other device
Your computer has one or more of the following ports: 
IEEE 1394 (also known as Firewire®), Universal Serial Bus (USB), 
serial, and parallel. Use these ports to connect peripheral 
devices such as printers, scanners, and digital cameras...