— See the
LEAN THE DISC
C
help files, see page 14.
Problems writing to a CD-RW drive
LOSE OTHER PROGRAMS
— The CD-RW drive must receive a steady stream of data when writing. If the
C
stream is interrupted, an error occurs. Try closing all programs before writing to the CD-RW.
URN OFF
TANDBY MODE IN
T
S
conservation modes, see the Dell Dimension Help file or search for the keyword standby in Windows
Help. To access help files, see page 14.
DVD drive problems
NOTE:
Because of different regions worldwide and different disc formats, not all DVD titles work in all
DVD drives.
EST THE DRIVE WITH ANOTHER
T
DVD is defective.
NSURE THAT
INDOWS RECOGNIZES THE DRIVE
E
W
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.
LEAN THE DISC
— See the
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help files, see page 14.
HECK FOR INTERRUPT REQUEST CONFLICTS
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Hard drive problems
UN
HECK
ISK
R
C
D
—
Click the Start button and click My Computer.
1
Right-click the drive letter (local disk) that you want to scan for errors, and then click Properties.
2
Click the Tools tab.
3
Under Error-checking, click Check Now.
4
Click Start.
5
Dell Dimension Help
file for instructions on cleaning your CDs. To access
INDOWS BEFORE WRITING TO A
W
DVD — Insert another DVD to eliminate the possibility that the original
— Click the Start button and click My Computer. If the
Dell Dimension Help
file for instructions on cleaning your DVDs. To access
— See page 59.
DISC
— For information on power
CD-RW
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Solving Problems