Dell t7400 Quick Reference Manual page 38

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 disc.
NOTE:
Because of different regions worldwide and different disc formats, not all
DVD titles work in all DVD drives.
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D J U S T T H E I N D O W S V O L U M E C O N T R O L
• 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.
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Problems Writing to an Optical Drive
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L O S E O T H E R P R O G R A M S
during the writing process. If the stream is interrupted, an error occurs. Try closing all
programs before you write to the optical.
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U R N O F F S T A N D B Y M O D E I N
the keyword standby in Windows Help and Support for information on power management
modes.
Hard Drive Problems
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U N H E C K I S K
Windows XP:
Click Start and click My Computer.
1
Right-click Local Disk C:.
2
Click Properties→ Tools→ Check Now.
3
Click Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors and click Start.
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Windows Vista:
Start
Click
1
Right-click Local Disk C:.
2
Click Properties→ Tools→ Check Now.
3
The User Account Control window may appear. If you are an administrator on the
computer, click Continue; otherwise, contact your administrator to continue the
desired action.
Follow the instructions on the screen.
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— The optical drive must receive a steady stream of data
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and click Computer.
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— See "Sound and Speaker Problems" on
— Search for