Cd And Dvd Drive Problems - Dell DIMENSION 5100 User Manual

T E S T T H E D R I V E
• 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.
C L E A N T H E D R I V E O R D I S K
C H E C K T H E C A B L E C O N N E C T I O N S
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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.
D J U S T T H E
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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 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
Problems writing to a CD/DVD-RW drive
C L O S E O T H E R P R O G R A M S
writing. If the stream is interrupted, an error occurs. Try closing all programs before you write to the
CD/DVD-RW.
T U R N O F F S
the keyword standby in Windows Help.
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Solving Problems
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— See page 114.
T R O U B L E S H O O T E R
D I A G N O S T I C S — See page 46.
I N D O W S V O L U M E C O N T R O L
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— The CD/DVD-RW drive must receive a steady stream of data when
T A N D B Y M O D E I N W I N D O W S B E F O R E W R I T I N G T O A
— See page 49.
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— See "Sound and Speaker Problems" on page 39.
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