Cd And Dvd Drive Problems - Dell XPS Gen 3 Owner's Manual

EST THE DRIVE
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• Insert another floppy disk, CD, or DVD to eliminate the possibility that the original one is defective.
• Insert a bootable floppy disk and restart the computer.
LEAN THE DRIVE OR DISK
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C HECK THE CABLE CONNECTIONS
R UN THE H ARDWARE
UN THE ELL
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CD and DVD drive problems

NOTE:
High-speed CD or DVD drive vibration is normal and may cause noise, which does not indicate a
defect in the drive or the CD or DVD.
NOTE:
Because of different regions worldwide and different disc formats, not all DVD titles work in all
DVD drives.
DJUST THE
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• Click the speaker icon in the lower-right corner of your screen.
• Ensure that the volume is turned up by clicking the slidebar and dragging it up.
• Ensure that the sound is not muted by clicking any boxes that are checked.
C HECK THE SPEAKERS AND SUBWOOFER
Problems writing to a CD/DVD-RW drive
LOSE OTHER PROGRAMS
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If the stream is interrupted, an error occurs. Try closing all programs before you write to the
CD/DVD-RW.
T URN OFF S TANDBY MODE IN
Help file" on page 10 or search for the keyword standby in "Windows Help and Support Center" on
page 11 for information on power management modes.
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Solving Problems
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— See "The Dell Dimension Help file" on page 10.
T ROUBLESHOOTER — See page 57.
IAGNOSTICS — See page 50.
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INDOWS VOLUME CONTROL
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— See "Sound and Speaker Problems" on page 42.
— The CD/DVD-RW drive must receive a steady stream of data when writing.
W INDOWS BEFORE WRITING TO A CD/DVD-RW DISC — See "The Dell Dimension