Cd And Dvd Drive Problems - Dell INSPIRON 531S Owner's Manual

CD and DVD drive problems

NOTE:
High-speed CD or DVD drive vibration is normal and may cause noise,
which does not indicate a defect in the drive or the CD or DVD.
NOTE:
Because of different regions worldwide and different disc formats, not all
DVD titles work in all DVD drives.
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
• Click the speaker icon in the lower-right corner of your screen.
• Ensure that the volume is turned up by clicking the slidebar and dragging it up.
• Ensure that the sound is not muted by clicking any boxes that are checked.
C H E C K T H E S P E A K E R S A N D S U B W O O F E R
on page 74.
Problems writing to a CD/DVD-RW drive
C L O S E O T H E R P R O G R A M S
stream of data when writing. If the stream is interrupted, an error occurs.
Try closing all programs before you write to the CD/DVD-RW.
T U R N O F F S T A N D B Y M O D E I N
D I S C —
Windows XP:
Click the Start button, then click Control Panel.
1
Define your standby settings on the Power Schemes Tab and Advanced Tab.
2
Windows Vista:
Click Start
1
Click System and Maintenance and click Power Options.
2
Under Preferred plans, click Change plan settings for the selected plan.
3
Click the drop down menu for Turn off the display and select Never.
4
— The CD/DVD-RW drive must receive a steady
W I N D O W S B E F O R E W R I T I N G T O A
and click Control Panel.
—
— See "Sound and Speaker Problems"
Solving Problems
C D / D V D - R W
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