Optical Drive Problems - Dell Inspiron 545 MT User Manual

O R D R I V E S T H A T U S E S L O T
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I N T H E S L O T
R U N T H E D E L L
"Running the Dell Diagnostics" on page 281.

Optical Drive Problems

R U N T H E H A R D W A R E
Troubleshooter" on page 280.
U N T H E E L L
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Optical Drive Problems
NOTE:
High-speed optical drive vibration is normal and may cause noise, which
does not indicate a defect in the drive or the media.
NOTE:
Because of different regions worldwide and different disc formats, not all
DVD titles work in all DVD drives.
A D J U S T T H E W
• Click the speaker icon in the lower-right corner of your screen.
• Ensure that the volume is turned up by clicking the slide bar and dragging it up.
• Ensure that the sound is not muted by clicking any boxes that are checked.
C H E C K T H E S P E A K E R S A N D S U B W O O F E R
page 299.
Problems Writing to an Optical Drive
L O S E O T H E R P R O G R A M S
C
during the writing process. If the stream is interrupted, an error occurs. Try closing all
programs before you write to the optical.
T U R N O F F S T A N D B Y M O D E I N
"Configuring Your Power Settings" on page 137 or search for the keyword standby in
Windows Help and Support for information on power management modes.
Hard Drive Problems
R U N C H E C K D I S K
Windows Vista
1
Click Start
2
Right-click Local Disk C:.
3
Click Properties→ Tools→ Check Now.
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Troubleshooting
L O A D I N G
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D I A G N O S T I C S — See your computer's Documentation and see
T R O U B L E S H O O T E R
I A G N O S T I C S
D — See "Running the Dell Diagnostics" on page 281.
I N D O W S V O L U M E C O N T R O L
— The optical drive must receive a steady stream of data
W I N D O W S B E F O R E W R I T I N G T O A D I S C
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and click Computer.
E N S U R E T H A T T H E M E D I A I S C O M P L E T E L Y
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— See "Windows Hardware
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— See "Sound and Speaker Problems" on
— See