Utilities - Howard Computers

Media control buttons
Learning the Basics
Using the optical drive
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The media control buttons located on the system control panel to
the side of the keyboard let you mute the sound and play audio CDs
or DVD movies when the computer is on.
Mute button
Media button
Play/pause button
Previous track button
Next track button
Volume control
(Sample Illustration) Media control buttons
The Mute button allows you to mute the sound.
The Media button activates a media playing application that can
play audio CDs or DVD movies.
The Play/pause button starts playing the disc or makes it pause if
currently playing.
The Previous track button returns to the preceding track on the
disc.
The Next track button skips to the following track on the disc.
The Volume control allows you to decrease and increase the
computer’s volume.
If your computer comes with a solid state drive (SSD), under certain
unusual conditions of prolonged non-use and/or exposure to high
temperatures, your SSD may be vulnerable to data retention errors.