If You Cannot Play A Dvd Movie; If The Cd-Rw Drive Stops Writing - Dell Dimension 8200 Solution Manual

HINT: Because of
different worldwide file
types, not all DVD titles
work in all DVD drives.
HINT: If you disable
standby mode to write to a
CD-RW drive, remember
to reenable standby mode
when you finish writing to
the CD.
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F H E A D P H O N E S A R E C O N N E C T E D T O T H E F R O N T
,
C O N N E C T O R C H E C K F O R S O U N D F R O M T H E H E A D P H O N E S
from the speakers is automatically disabled when headphones are connected to
the computer's front-panel headphone connector.
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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

If you cannot play a DVD movie

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N S U R E T H A T I N D O W S R E C O G N I Z E S T H E D R I V E
click the Start button, and then click My Computer. In Windows Me and
Windows 2000, double-click the My Computer icon on the Windows desktop. 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.
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E S T T H E D R I V E W I T H A N O T H E R
eliminate the possibility that the original DVD is defective.
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L E A N T H E D I S C

If the CD-RW drive stops writing

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U R N O F F T A N D B Y I N
— See the Tell Me How help file or search for the keyword standby in
D I S C
the Help and Support Center in Windows XP and Windows Me (Help in
Windows 2000). To access help files, see page 24.
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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
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.
— See page 28.
DVD — Insert another DVD to
Tell Me How
help file for instructions.
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I N D O W S B E F O R E W R I T I N G T O A
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P A N E L H E A D P H O N E
— Sound
— In Windows XP,
CD - RW
— The CD-RW drive