Dell Latitude E5500 Service Manual - Page 67

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Clean the drive or disk - For information on cleaning your computer, see the Dell™ Technology Guide on your computer or at support.dell.com. Check the cable connections Run the Hardware Troubleshooter - See Hardware Troubleshooter. Run the Dell Diagnostics - See Dell Diagnostics. Optical drive problems NOTE: High-speed optical drive vibration is normal and may cause noise, which does not indicate a defect in the drive or the media. NOTE: Because of different regions worldwide and different disc formats, not all DVD titles work in all DVD drives. Adjust the Windows volume control - l Click the speaker icon in the lower-right corner of your screen. l Ensure that the volume is turned up by clicking the slidebar and dragging it up. l Ensure that the sound is not muted by clicking any boxes that are checked. Check the speakers and subwoofer - See Sound and Speaker Problems. Problems writing to an optical drive Close other programs - The optical drive must receive a steady stream of data during the writing process. If the stream is interrupted, an error occurs. Try closing all programs before you write to the optical. Turn off standby mode in Windows before writing to a disc - For information about setting power options, see the Dell™ Technology Guide on your computer or at support.dell.com. You can also search for the keyword standby in Windows Help and Support for information on power management modes. Hard drive problems Run Check Disk - Windows XP: 1. Click Start and click My Computer. 2. Right-click Local Disk C:. 3. Click Properties® Tools® Check Now. 4. Click Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors and click Start. Windows Vista: 1. Click Start and click Computer. 2. Right-click Local Disk C:. 3. Click Properties® Tools® Check Now. The User Account Control window may appear. If you are an administrator on the computer, click Continue; otherwise, contact your administrator to continue the desired action. 4. Follow the instructions on the screen. IEEE 1394 Device Problems CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions that shipped with your computer. NOTE: Your computer supports only IEEE 1394a standard.

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Clean the drive or disk
For information on cleaning your computer, see the
Dell™ Technology Guide
on your computer or at
support.dell.com
.
Check the cable connections
Run the Hardware Troubleshooter
See
Hardware Troubleshooter
.
Run the Dell Diagnostics
See
Dell Diagnostics
.
Optical drive problems
Adjust the Windows volume control
l
Click the speaker icon in the lower-right corner of your screen.
l
Ensure that the volume is turned up by clicking the slidebar and dragging it up.
l
Ensure that the sound is not muted by clicking any boxes that are checked.
Check the speakers and subwoofer
See
Sound and Speaker Problems
.
Problems writing to an optical drive
Close other programs
The optical drive must receive a steady stream of data during the writing process. If the stream is interrupted, an error occurs. Try
closing all programs before you write to the optical.
Turn off standby mode in Windows before writing to a disc
For information about setting power options, see the
Dell™ Technology Guide
on your computer
or at
support.dell.com
. You can also search for the keyword
standby
in Windows Help and Support for information on power management modes.
Hard drive problems
Run Check Disk
Windows XP
:
1.
Click
Start and click My Computer
.
2.
Right-click
Local Disk C:
.
3.
Click
Properties
®
Tools
®
Check Now
.
4.
Click
Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors and click Start
.
Windows Vista
:
1.
Click
Start
and click
Computer
.
2.
Right-click
Local Disk C:
.
3.
Click
Properties
®
Tools
®
Check Now
.
The
User Account Control
window may appear. If you are an administrator on the computer, click
Continue
; otherwise, contact your administrator to
continue the desired action.
4.
Follow the instructions on the screen.
IEEE 1394 Device Problems
NOTE:
High-speed optical drive vibration is normal and may cause noise, which does not indicate a defect in the drive or the media.
NOTE:
Because of different regions worldwide and different disc formats, not all DVD titles work in all DVD drives.
CAUTION:
Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions that shipped with your computer.
NOTE:
Your computer supports only IEEE 1394a standard.