Hard Drive Problems; E-Mail, Modem, And Internet Problems - Dell XPS 600 Owner's Manual

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
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
"Standby Mode" on page 33 or search for the keyword standby in Windows Help and Support Center.
for information on power management modes. For information on accessing window Help, see
"Windows Help and Support Center" on page 12.

Hard drive problems

R U N C H E C K D I S K —
1
Click the Start button and click My Computer.
2
Right-click Local Disk C:.
3
Click Properties.
4
Click the Tools tab.
5
Under Error-checking, click Check Now.
6
Click Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors.
7
Click Start.

E-Mail, Modem, and Internet Problems

CAUTION:
Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions
Product Information Guide
located in the
NOTE:
Connect the modem to an analog telephone jack only. The modem does not operate while it is
connected to a digital telephone network.
C H E C K T H E M I C R O S O F T
attachments:
1
In Outlook Express, click Tools, click Options, and then click Security.
2
Click Do not allow attachments to remove the checkmark.
— The CD/DVD-RW drive must receive a steady stream of data when
W I N D O W S B E F O R E W R I T I N G T O A
.
U T L O O K ®
O E X P R E S S S E C U R I T Y S E T T I N G S
C D / D V D - R W D I S C — See
— If you cannot open your e-mail
Solving Problems
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