Optical Drive Problems - Dell Inspiron 1520 Owner's Manual

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Windows Vista
→ Computer.
Click Start
If the drive is not listed, perform a full scan with your antivirus software to
check for and remove viruses. Viruses can sometimes prevent Windows from
recognizing the drive.
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 media is defective.
• Insert a bootable floppy disk and restart the computer.
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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.
Problems writing to a CD-RW, DVD+/-RW, or BD-RE drive
C L O S E O T H E R P R O G R A M S
receive a steady stream of data when writing. If the stream is interrupted, an
error occurs. Try closing all programs before you write to the drive.
T U R N O F F S L E E P S T A T E I N
See "Standby and Sleep Mode" on page 56 for information on Sleep
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state.
C 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
CD, DVD, or BD creation software.
See "Cleaning Your Computer" on page 206.
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C D O R DVD M E D I A I S S N A P P E D O N T O T H E S P I N D L E
Operating Systems" on page 143.
See "Dell Diagnostics" on page 107.
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CD-RW, DVD+/-RW, and BD-RE drives must
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W I N D O W S B E F O R E W R I T I N G T O A
See "Troubleshooting Software
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See the help files for your
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Troubleshooting
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