If You Cannot Play A Dvd Movie; If The Cd-Rw Drive Stops Writing - Dell Dimension 4200 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
the CD.
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T E S T T H E D R I V E W I T H A N O T H E R
the possibility that the original CD is defective.
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L E A N T H E D I S C
instructions on accessing help files, see page 18.
A D J U S T T H E W I N D O W S V O L U M E C O N T R O L
speaker icon in the lower-right corner of your screen. Be sure that the volume is
turned up and that the sound is not muted.

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
My Computer icon. 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.
T 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.
C —
L E A N T H E D I S C
instructions on accessing help files, see page 18.

If the CD-RW drive stops writing

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I S A B L E S T A N D B Y M O D E I N
C D - R W — Search for the keyword standby in Windows Help. For instructions
on accessing help files, see page 18.
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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
your CD creation software.
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L O S E A L L O T H E R O P E N P R O G R A M S
before writing to the CD-RW may alleviate the problem.
C D — Insert another CD to eliminate
See the Tell Me How help file for instructions. For
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D V D — Insert another DVD to
See the Tell Me How help file for instructions. For
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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
— Closing all other open programs
Double-click the yellow
— Double-click the
— See the help files for