Optical Drive Problems; Hard Drive Problems - Dell Inspiron 545 MT User Manual

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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
DVDs work in all DVD drives.
Problems writing to a media drive
L O S E O T H E R P R O G R A M S
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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
CD, DVD, or BD software.
The drive tray cannot eject (for drives that are not slot-loading)
1 Ensure that the computer is shut down.
2 Straighten a paper clip and insert one end into the eject hole at the front
of the drive, and then push firmly until the tray is partially ejected.
3 Gently pull out the tray until it stops.
The drive makes a scraping or grinding sound
Ensure that the sound is not caused by a program.
Ensure that the disc is inserted properly.

Hard Drive Problems

L L O W T H E C O M P U T E R T O C O O L B E F O R E T U R N I N G I T O N
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prevent the operating system from starting. Try allowing the computer to
return to room temperature before turning it on.
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Drives and Media
See "Running the Dell Diagnostics" on
I A G N O S T I C S
See the help files for your
A hot hard drive may

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