QuickPlay
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QuickPlay is a technology pioneered by Hewlett-Packard and is currently used in their DV line of consumer notebook computers which include the dv1000, dv2000, dv4000 and dv8000Z. This feature lets users play their music CDs, DVD movies, and MP3s stored on the hard drive in a separate Linux partition without booting to the main operating system. More recent versions use Windows XP Embedded instead of Linux. This technology has been expanded to include the Compaq v3000, and has been emulated by other notebook companies such as Dell, Inc., Alienware and Toshiba.