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Exploring Your Options
Using PC Cards
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To insert a PC Card:
1Turn off the computer.
You may also hot swap a PC Card. Stop the PC Card by 
clicking the Safely Remove Hardware icon on the System 
tray. After the Safe to Remove Hardware message appears, it 
is safe to remove the PC Card.
2Align the card connectors with an available PC Card slot 
and carefully slide the card into the slot until it locks into 
place.
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Hot swapping
One of the great things about PC Cards is that you can 
replace one PC Card with another while the computer is on. 
This is called “hot swapping.” 
Hot swapping precautions
Although you can insert a PC Card at any time, to avoid data 
loss never remove a card while it is in use. For example:
❖Never remove a hard disk card while the system is 
accessing it.
❖Never remove a network card while you are connected to 
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Chapter 7
WinDVD
WinDVD is a software program for playing back CDs, 
VideoCDs and DVDs. This chapter explains how to use this 
program.
Playing DVDs
TECHNICAL NOTE: For optimum DVD performance, always play 
DVDs while your computer is connected to AC power.
For systems with a DVD-ROM drive, you can use InterVideo 
WinDVD™ to play DVDs. WinDVD is an easy-to-use, full-
featured multimedia control center that helps you get the 
most out of the exciting world of DVD technology. Your...

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WARNING: Before playing a DVD, turn down the volume. Playing 
the disc at maximum volume could damage your ears. See “Using 
the control panel playback buttons” on page 157 to locate the 
volume control buttons.
Insert a DVD into the drive, following the instructions in 
“Inserting a disc” on page 70. The computer automatically 
detects the disc in the drive and asks you if you want to run 
WinDVD, Windows Media Player, or do nothing. If the 
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Using the WinDVD toolbar
The WinDVD window contains a toolbar at the top and a 
status bar at the bottom. If the toolbar or status bar does not 
appear, you can display them by following the instructions in 
“Setting general properties” on page 163. 
The toolbar contains basic DVD playback controls. Pause the 
pointer over a button to display its definition. The toolbar also 
contains an adjustment button (see “Adjusting the color 
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Using the WinDVD control panel
The WinDVD control panel resembles the control panel of a 
standard home DVD player. 
TECHNICAL NOTE: The DVD author determines what features the 
DVD supports. Depending on the DVD format and your computer’s 
hardware configuration, some of the control panel features may be 
unavailable when playing a DVD. Unsupported features appear 
gray, and you cannot select them.
Sample WinDVD control panel
You can open a shortcut menu, by...

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From the WinDVD control panel, you can open an expanded 
control panel by clicking the expanded controls button. The 
expanded control panel contains several advanced features. 
See “Using WinDVD Advanced Features” on page 169 for an 
explanation of these features.
Using the control panel playback buttons
Once you have inserted a DVD and started WinDVD, you are 
ready to play the disc. Using the control panel, you can play a 
DVD from the beginning, or move...

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Click this To do thisOr use keyboard 
shortcut
Repeat — repeat the current 
chapter, if the DVD contains 
chapters. Otherwise this but-
ton repeats the DVD from the 
beginning. When the repeat 
button is activated, the repeat 
symbol appears to the left of 
the chapter number on the 
control panel counter. The 
DVD continues to repeat 
until you click the repeat but-
ton again, and the repeat 
symbol no longer displays on 
the control panel.None
Bookmark —...

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Play — start playing a DVD. Spacebar
Step — move forward 
through the DVD one frame 
at a time. Each time you click 
this button the DVD moves 
forward one frame.None
Stop — cease playing a 
DVD. After stopping the 
DVD, click the play button to 
resume playing the DVD.End
Fast backward — move 
quickly backward through 
the DVD content. When you 
reach the desired location, 
click the play button to 
resume playing the DVD.R
Previous — move to the 
beginning...

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Maximizing the video window
To close the WinDVD control panel and expand the video 
window to fill the screen, click the Maximize button. 
To display the control panel again, double-click anywhere in 
the video window. 
Using playlists
TECHNICAL NOTE: The DVD author determines what features the 
DVD supports. Depending on the DVD format and your computer’s 
hardware configuration, some of the control panel features may be 
unavailable when playing a DVD....