Optical Drive Problems; Hard Drive Problems - Dell Vostro 1500 Owner's Manual

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
DVD titles work in all DVD drives.
Problems writing to a CD-RW or DVD+/-RW drive
L O S E O T H E R P R O G R A M S
C
steady stream of data when writing. If the stream is interrupted, an error
occurs. Try closing all programs before you write to the drive.
T U R N O F F S T A N D B Y O R
See "Power Management Modes" on page 59 for information on
D I S C —
Sleep state.
C 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
or DVD creation software.
The drive tray cannot eject
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, then push firmly until the tray is partially ejected.
3 Gently pull out the tray until it stops.
The drive makes an unfamiliar scraping or grinding sound
• Ensure that the sound is not caused by the program that is running.
• Ensure that the disc is inserted properly.

Hard drive problems

A 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
prevent the operating system from starting. Try allowing the computer to
return to room temperature before turning it on.
R U N C H E C K D I S K
Windows XP
1 Click Start and click My Computer.
2 Right-click Local Disk C:.
CD-RW or DVD+/-RW drives must receive a
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S L E E P M O D E I N
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W I N D O W S B E F O R E W R I T I N G T O A
See the help files for your CD
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Troubleshooting
C D/ D V D
A hot hard drive may
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