Hard Drive Problems; E-Mail, Modem, And Internet Problems - Dell DIMENSION 8400 Manual

Problems writing to a CD/DVD-RW drive
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writing. If the stream is interrupted, an error occurs. Try closing all programs before you write to the
CD/DVD-RW.
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"Standby Mode" on page 31 or search for the keyword standby in Windows Help (see page 10) for
information on power management modes.

Hard drive problems

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

E-Mail, Modem, and Internet Problems

CAUTION:
Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions
located in the Product Information Guide.
NOTE:
Connect the modem to an analog telephone jack only. The modem does not operate while it is
connected to a digital telephone network.
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e-mail 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
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E T T I N G S — If you cannot open your
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Solving Problems
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