Problems Writing To A Cd-Rw Drive; Dvd Drive Problems - Dell Dimension DMC Owner's Manual

EST THE DRIVE WITH ANOTHER
T
CD is defective.
HECK THE SPEAKERS AND SUBWOOFER
C
E NSURE THAT W INDOWS RECOGNIZES THE DRIVE
CD 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.
C LEAN THE DISC — See the
help files, see page 21.

Problems writing to a CD-RW drive

C LOSE OTHER PROGRAMS — The CD-RW drive must receive a steady stream of data when writing. If
the stream is interrupted, an error occurs. Try closing all programs before writing to the CD-RW.
T URN OFF S TANDBY MODE IN
conservation modes, see the Tell Me How help file or search for the keyword standby in Windows
Help. To access help files, see page 21.

DVD drive problems

NOTE:
Because of different regions worldwide and different disc formats, not all DVD titles work in all
DVD drives.
T EST THE DRIVE WITH ANOTHER
DVD is defective.
E NSURE THAT W INDOWS RECOGNIZES THE DRIVE
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.
— See the
C LEAN THE DISC
help files, see page 21.
C HECK FOR INTERRUPT REQUEST CONFLICTS
CD — Insert another CD to eliminate the possibility that the original
— See "Sound and Speaker Problems" on page 35.
— Click the Start button and click My Computer. If the
Tell Me How
help file for instructions on cleaning your CDs. To access
W INDOWS BEFORE WRITING TO A
DVD — Insert another DVD to eliminate the possibility that the original
— Click the Start button and click My Computer. If the
Tell Me How
help file for instructions on cleaning your DVDs. To access
— See page 49.
CD-RW DISC — For information on power
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Solving Problems