a digital versatile disc (dvd) 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. if your computer has a dvd drive or combination dvd/cd-rw drive, you can play dvds with the dvd player program. for more information about playing dvds, click help in the dvd player program.

    to play a dvd:

    1 make sure that the speakers are turned on or headphones are plugged in and that the volume is turned up.

    2 turn off your screen saver and standby timers.

    3 click start, all programs, dvd player, then click dvd player. the dvd player video screen and control panel open.

    4 insert a dvd into the dvd or combination dvd/cd-rw drive, then click (play). the dvd plays.

    if the drive you want to use is not in the modular bay, you will need to swap modules. for more information about swapping modules, see "changing drives" on page 160.

    5 to specifically control the dvd or adjust the volume, use the controls in the dvd player. for more information on using the dvd player, see its online help.