A device driver must be reinstalled, Obtaining the latest hp device drivers – HP Compaq 320 Notebook-PC User Manual

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The process of burning a disc does not begin, or it stops before completion

Be sure that all other programs are closed.

Turn off Sleep mode and Hibernation.

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.

2.

Click Start > Control Panel > System and Security > Device Manager.

3.

In the Device Manager window, click the plus sign (+) next to the type of driver you want to
uninstall and reinstall (for example, DVD/CD-ROMs, Modems, and so on), unless a minus sign
(-) is already showing.

4.

Right-click the device listed and click Uninstall. When prompted, confirm that you want to delete
the driver, but do not restart the computer.

Repeat for any other drivers you want to delete.

5.

In the Device Manager window, click Action, and then click Scan for hardware changes.
Windows scans your system for installed hardware and installs default drivers for anything
requiring drivers.

NOTE:

If you are prompted to restart the computer, save all open files, and then continue with

the restart.

6.

Reopen Device Manager, if necessary, and then verify that the drivers are once again listed.

7.

Try to use your device.

If uninstalling and reinstalling the device drivers does not correct the problem, you may need to
update your drivers using the procedures in the following section.

Obtaining the latest HP device drivers

Follow either of the following procedures to obtain HP device drivers.

Optical drive (select models only)

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