Dell DW316 User Manual page 13

7. Cannot eject disc.
8. Cannot write to
disc (for drives
with write
capability).
7-1. Check to see that the system is powered up. (The indicator LED light
will blink on pressing the eject button on the drive.)
7-2. If a media is stuck in the drive, please turn off the drive (or PC) then
turn on it again. Under normal condition, it will reset and allows
normal operation of the drive to resume.
7-3. Use Emergency Eject instructions to eject a disc. Please refer to the
Using the Drive section.
7-4. If the system is capable of booting into an operating system,
attempt to issue an eject command from within the operating
system
8-1. Is the disc loaded in the drive with the read/write surface facing the
right direction? The label should be facing up. If a disc does not
have a label, the disc code on the inner side of the disc should be
properly oriented for reading when looking from the top of the disc.
8-2. CD-R, DVD-R and DVD+R discs cannot be re-written.
8-3. Please check the type of disc that is being used. Please refer to
Specifications section to ensure that the disc type is supported by
this drive.
8-4. Is there enough free space on the writable disc?
8-5. Did a screen saver or other applications operate while writing to the
disc? If so, try again with the application turned off.