Dvd Drive Problems - Dell Inspiron 9300 Owner's Manual

C L E A N T H E D R I V E O R D I S K
Information" on page 9.
E N S U R E T H A T T H E
H E C K T H E C A B L E C O N N E C T I O N S
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C H E C K F O R H A R D W A R E I N C O M P A T I B I L I T I E S
Incompatibilities" on page 80.
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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.
Problems writing to a DVD+RW drive
C L O S E O T H E R P R O G R A M S
If the stream is interrupted, an error occurs. Try closing all programs before you write to the DVD+RW.
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Inspiron Help file or search for the keyword standby in the Windows Help and Support Center for
information on power management modes. To access help, see "Finding Information" on page 9.
C 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
V E R I F Y T H E C O R R E C T M E D I A I S I N U S E
CD-RW, but when using your DVD+RW to write to DVD media, be sure to use DVD+R or
DVD+RW media only. Using DVD-R/RW media may lead to DVD playback problems or incomplete
write or verify operations.
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Solving Problems
— See the Dell Inspiron Help file. To access the help file, see "Finding
C D I S S N A P P E D O N T O T H E S P I N D L E
D I A G N O S T I C S — See "When to Use the Dell Diagnostics" on page 55.
— The DVD+RW drive must receive a steady stream of data when writing.
I N D O W S B E F O R E W R I T I N G T O A
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— DVD+RW drives may use any CD media such as CD-R or
— See "Resolving Software and Hardware
D V D + R W
— See the help files for your DVD creation software.
D I S C
— See the Dell