If The Cd-Rw Drive Stops Writing; If You Have A Hard Drive Problem - Dell Inspiron 2500 Solution Manual

If the CD-RW drive stops writing

D I S A B L E S T A N D B Y M O D E I N W I N D O W S B E F O R E W R I T I N G T O A C D
— See the Tell Me How help file or search for the keyword standby in the
D I S K
Help and Support Center (Help in Windows Me and Windows 2000). To access
help, see page30.
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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.

If you have a hard drive problem

R U N S C A N D I S K
Windows XP and Windows 2000
In Windows XP, click the Start button and then click My Computer. In
1
Windows 2000, double-click the My Computer icon on the Windows
desktop.
Right-click on the drive letter (local disk) that you want to scan for errors, and
2
then click Properties.
Click the Tools tab.
3
Under Error-checking, click Check Now.
4
Click Start.
5
Windows Me
Click the Start button, point to Programs—> Accessories—> System Tools, and
then click ScanDisk.
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H E C K F O R I N T E R R U P T R E Q U E S T C O N F L I C T S
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R W
— The CD-RW drive
—
See page54.
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.
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