Optical Drive Problems - Dell XPS M1730 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
C L O S E O T H E R P R O G R A M S
steady stream of data when writing. If the stream is interrupted, an error
occurs. Try closing all programs before you write to the drive.
U R N O F F L E E P S T A T E I N
T S
See "Using the Sleep Power State" on page 43 for information on Sleep state.
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
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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.
CD-RW and DVD+/-RW drives must receive a
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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
W C D / D V D
See the help files for your CD
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