If You Cannot Play A Dvd Movie; If The Cd-Rw Drive Stops Writing; If You Have A Hard Drive Problem - Dell Dimension 4100 Solution Manual

HINT:
Because of
different worldwide file
types, not all DVD titles
work in all DVD drives.
30 So lv ing Pr o ble m s

If you cannot play a DVD movie

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N S U R E T H A T I N D O W S R E C O G N I Z E S T H E D R I V E
My Computer icon. If the 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.
T
E S T T H E D R I V E W I T H A N O T H E R
the possibility that the original DVD is defective.
C —
See the
L E A N T H E D I S C

If the CD-RW drive stops writing

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U R N O F F T A N D B Y I N
— See Windows Help.
D I S K
To access Windows Help:
Click the Start button and then click Help.
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For Windows 98 and Windows 2000, click the Search tab.
2
For Windows 98 and Windows 2000, type standby and then click List
3
Topics. For Windows Me, type standby and then click Go.
For Windows 98 and Windows 2000, click To change the elapsed time before
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your computer automatically goes on standby. For Windows Me, click
Changing the elapsed time before computer goes on standby or hibernate.
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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
must receive a steady stream of data when writing. If the stream is interrupted, an
error occurs. Closing all programs before writing to the CD-RW may also
alleviate the problem.

If you have a hard drive problem

R S D — Click the Start button, point to Programs—>
U N C A N I S K
Accessories—> System Tools, and then click ScanDisk.
DVD — Insert another DVD to eliminate
Tell Me How
help file for instructions.
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I N D O W S B E F O R E W R I T I N G T O A
—
Double-click the
CD - RW
—
The CD-RW drive