Dell Dimension 8300N Owner's Manual - Page 34

CD drive problems, Problems writing to a CD-RW drive, Tell Me How

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www.dell.com | support.dell.com CD drive problems NOTE: High-speed CD drive vibration is normal and may cause noise, which does not indicate a defect in the drive or the CD. A D J U S T T H E W I N D O W S V O L U M E C O N T R O L - Click the speaker icon in the lower-right corner of your screen. • Ensure that the volume is turned up by clicking the slidebar and dragging it up. • Ensure that the sound is not muted by clicking any boxes that are checked. TE S T T H E D R I V E W I T H A N O T H E R C D - Insert another CD to eliminate the possibility that the original CD is defective. C H E C K T H E S P E A K E R S A N D S U B W O O F E R - See "Sound and Speaker Problems" on page 48. E N S U R E T H A T W I N D O W S R E C O G N I Z E S T H E D R I V E - Click the Start button and click My Computer. If the CD 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. C L E A N T H E D I S C - See the Tell Me How help file for instructions on cleaning your CDs. To access help files, see page 32. Problems writing to a CD-RW drive C L O S E O T H E R P R O G R A M S - The CD-RW drive must receive a steady stream of data when writing. If the stream is interrupted, an error occurs. Try closing all programs before writing to the CD-RW. TU R N O F F S T A N D B Y M O D E I N W I N D O W S B E F O R E W R I T I N G T O A C D - R W D I S C - For information on power conservation modes, see the Tell Me How help file or search for the keyword standby in Windows Help. To access help files, see page 32. 34 Solving Pr oblems

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Solving Problems
www.dell.com | support.dell.com
CD drive problems
NOTE:
High-speed CD drive vibration is normal and may cause noise, which does not indicate a
defect in the drive or the CD.
Problems writing to a CD-RW drive
A
DJUST
THE
W
INDOWS
VOLUME
CONTROL
Click the speaker icon in the lower-right
corner of your screen.
Ensure that the volume is turned up by clicking the slidebar and dragging it up.
Ensure that the sound is not muted by clicking any boxes that are checked.
T
EST
THE
DRIVE
WITH
ANOTHER
CD —
Insert another CD to eliminate the possibility that
the original CD is defective.
C
HECK
THE
SPEAKERS
AND
SUBWOOFER
See "Sound and Speaker Problems"
on page 48.
E
NSURE
THAT
W
INDOWS
RECOGNIZES
THE
DRIVE
Click the
Start
button and click
My Computer
. If the CD 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.
C
LEAN
THE
DISC
See the
Tell Me How
help file for instructions on cleaning your CDs.
To access help files, see page 32.
C
LOSE
OTHER
PROGRAMS
The CD-RW drive must receive a steady stream of data when
writing. If the stream is interrupted, an error occurs. Try closing all programs before writing to
the CD-RW.
T
URN
OFF
S
TANDBY
MODE
IN
W
INDOWS
BEFORE
WRITING
TO
A
CD-RW
DISC
For
information on power conservation modes, see the
Tell Me How
help file or search for the keyword
standby
in Windows Help. To access help files, see page 32
.