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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.
NOTE: If you have a Type III card, insert the connector into the 
lower slot. If you have a Type I or Type II card, you can insert it into 
either the upper or the lower slot.
There are two eject buttons, one per slot.
CAUTION: To avoid damaging the PC Card or the computer, don’t 
force the card into the PC Card slot.
Removing PC Cards
1Stop 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.
2To remove the PC Card, press the slot’s eject button once.
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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 
a network.
Before removing a PC Card, stop it by clicking the Safely 
Remove Hardware icon on the System tray. Once the PC Card 
has stopped, you can safely remove it. See “Removing PC 
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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 
autoplay feature is enabled, the DVD automatically begins to 
play (see “Setting general properties” on page 163 for 
information on enabling autoplay).
To open WinDVD manually:
1Click Start, and point to All Programs.
2Point to InterVideo WinDVD, then click InterVideo 
WinDVD.
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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 
balance” on page 175 for more information). 
Using the WinDVD status bar
The time slider enables you to rapidly move forward or 
backward in the DVD content. Move the time slider to the left 
to go backward or move it to the right to go forward. The 
current time slot is indicated on the right side of the status 
bar. 
The playback speed slider enables you to control the speed at 
which the DVD plays. Move the slider to the left to slow the 
playback speed or move it to the right to play the DVD faster. 
Placing the slider in the center plays the DVD at normal 
speed, and enables the audio. The audio is automatically 
muted at any other playback speed.
The current chapter indicator displays the DVD chapter that 
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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 positioning the cursor over 
the WinDVD window, other than over the control panel, then 
clicking the secondary button. The shortcut menu contains 
the same features as the control panel, plus the enable caption 
feature, which displays captions for the hearing impaired.
You can also create a playlist, to customize the order in which 
the DVD content plays (see “Creating playlists” on 
page 161). Once a DVD is playing, the counter displays the 
current chapter and elapsed time, in hours:minutes:seconds 
format.
Variable rewind
and fast forwardPlaylist Bookmark
Help
RepeatDirectional buttons
EjectProperties Expanded view
Minimize
Full screen
Exit
Web/Skin 
Volume control
(hold and drag cursor
to highlight bars)
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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 to a desired location then 
begin playing. 
Sample WinDVD control panel
Variable rewind
and fast forwardPlaylist Bookmark
Help
RepeatPlay
Stop
PauseStep
Previous file
Fast backwardFast forward Eject
PropertiesExpanded view
Minimize
Full screen
Exit
Next file
Volume control
(hold and drag cursor
to highlight bars)
Web/Skin 
select 
						

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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 — save an unlim-
ited number of locations on 
the DVD for quick refer-
ence. On the bookmark 
shortcut menu, click Add to 
open the Add Bookmark dia-
log box. Type a bookmark 
name, then click OK. The 
bookmark name appears on 
the bookmark shortcut menu. 
Click the bookmark name to 
go to that location on the 
DVD. Click Delete All to 
delete all bookmarks.None
Eject — open the DVD-
ROM drive disc tray.E
Pause — temporarily stop 
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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 of the previous 
chapter and resume playing 
the DVD.PgUp
Next — move to the next 
chapter and resume playing 
the DVD.PgDn
Fast forward — move 
quickly forward through the 
DVD content. When you 
reach the desired location, 
click the play button to 
resume playing the DVD.F
Time — move to a specific 
time slot, then click the play 
button to play the DVD from 
the selected location.None
Click this To do thisOr use keyboard 
shortcut 
						

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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. Unsupported features appear 
gray, and you cannot select them.
A playlist is a customized list of DVD files in the order in 
which you want to view them. For example, you may want to 
create a playlist for DVDs that contain music files, so you can 
play the music selections you want in the order you want to 
hear them. You can only save one playlist at a time.Volume control — increase 
or decrease the volume by 
holding and dragging the cur-
sor across the bars.
Shift ↑ 
(increases)
Shift ↓ 
(decreases)
Web/Skin select— clicking 
enables you to launch your 
Internet browser, which will 
show your WinDVD Web 
site by default. Right-click-
ing enables you to choose the 
appearance (skin) of the 
WinDVD control panel.
Click this To do thisOr use keyboard 
shortcut