If You Cannot Play A Dvd Movie; If The Cd-Rw Drive Stops Writing; If You Have A Hard Drive Problem - Dell Inspiron 8100 Service Manual

Solving Problems : Dell Inspiron 8100
If you have one CD in the fixed optical drive and one CD in
the media bay drive—
1. Double-click the My Computer icon on your desktop.
2. Double-click the drive letter of the device the you are
verifying.

If you cannot play a DVD movie

HINT: Because of different worldwide file types, not all DVD titles work in all
DVD drives.
Ensure that Windows recognizes the drive—
My Computer icon. If the DVD 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.
Test the drive with another DVD—
eliminate the possibility that the original DVD is defective.
Clean the disc—

If the CD-RW drive stops writing

HINT: If you must disable standby mode to write to a CD-RW drive, remember
to enable standby mode again when you finish writing the CD.
Disable standby mode in Windows before writing to a
CD-RW disk— Search for the keyword standby in
Change the write speed to a slower rate—
must receive a steady stream of data when writing. If the stream is
interrupted, an error occurs. Closing all programs before writing to
the CD-RW may also alleviate the problem.

If you have a hard drive problem

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Identify which CD is not playing:
See the Tell Me How
Double-click the
Insert another DVD to
help file for instructions.
Windows
The CD-RW drive
Help.