Hard Drive Problems - Dell Inspiron 6000 Owner's Manual

H A N G E T H E W R I T E S P E E D T O A S L O W E R R A T E
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CD-R or CD-RW, but when you use your DVD+RW drive to write to DVD media, be sure to use
DVD+R or DVD+RW media only. Using DVD-R/RW media may lead to DVD playback problems or
incomplete write or verify operations.
If you cannot eject the DVD or DVD+RW drive tray
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Ensure that the computer is shut down.
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Straighten a paper clip and insert one end into the eject hole at the front of the drive; push firmly until
the tray is partially ejected.
3
Gently pull out the tray until it stops.
If you hear an unfamiliar scraping or grinding sound
• Ensure that the sound is not caused by the program that is running.
• Ensure that the disk or disc is inserted properly.

Hard drive problems

L L O W T H E C O M P U T E R T O C O O L B E F O R E T U R N I N G I T O N
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operating system from starting. Try allowing the computer to return to room temperature before turning
it on.
U N H E C K I S K
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1 Click the Start button and click My Computer.
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Right-click Local Disk C:.
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Click Properties.
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Click the Tools tab.
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Under Error-checking, click Check Now.
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Click Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors.
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Click Start.
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Solving Problems
— See the help files for your DVD creation software.
— DVD+RW drives may use any CD media such as
— A hot hard drive may prevent the