Optical Drive Problems; If You Cannot Eject The Cd, Cd-Rw, Dvd, Or Dvd+Rw Drive Tray; If You Hear An Unfamiliar Scraping Or Grinding Sound - Dell 5160 Owner's Manual

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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 CD or DVD.
NOTE:
Because of different regions worldwide and different disc formats, not all DVD titles work in all
DVD drives.
Problems writing to a CD/DVD-RW drive
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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
Dell Inspiron Help file (see page 10) or search for the keyword standby in the Windows Help and
Support Center for information on power management modes (see page 11).
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software.

If you cannot eject the CD, CD-RW, DVD, or DVD+RW drive tray

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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; push firmly until
the tray is partially ejected.
3
Gently pull out the tray until it stops.

If you hear an unfamiliar scraping or grinding sound

• Ensure that the sound is not caused by the program that is running.
• Ensure that the disk or disc is inserted properly.
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Solving Problems
D I A G N O S T I C S ( S E E P A G E
— The CD/DVD-RW drive must receive a steady stream of data when
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— See the help files for your CD or DVD creation
— See the
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