Drive Problems; Cd And Dvd Drive Problems - Dell Vostro 1000 PP23LB Owner's Manual

Drive Problems

CAUTION:
Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the
safety instructions in the Product Information Guide.
N S U R E T H A T I C R O S O F T
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Start button and click My Computer. If the floppy, CD, or 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 —
• Insert another floppy disk, CD, or DVD to eliminate the possibility that
the original one is defective.
• Insert a bootable floppy disk and restart the computer.
C L E A N T H E D R I V E O R D I S K
N S U R E T H A T T H E
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C H E C K T H E C A B L E C O N N E C T I O N S
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
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Hardware Incompatibilities" on page 103.
U N T H E E L L I A G N O S T I C S
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CD and 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 CD/DVD-RW drive
C L O S E O T H E R P R O G R A M S
stream of data when writing. If the stream is interrupted, an error occurs. Try
closing all programs before you write to the CD/DVD-RW.
U R N O F F S T A N D B Y M O D E I N
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See "Power Management Modes" on page 48 for information on
D I S C —
standby mode.
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
or DVD creation software.
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See "Cleaning Your Computer" on page 153.
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I S S N A P P E D O N T O T H E S P I N D L E
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See "Dell Diagnostics" on page 77.
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The CD/DVD-RW drive must receive a steady
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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
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R E C O G N I Z E S T H E D R I V E
See "Resolving Software and
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See the help files for your CD
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Solving Problems
Click the
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