Dell XPS Gen 4 Owner's Manual - Page 38

CD and DVD drive problems, Problems writing to a CD/DVD-RW drive

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www.dell.com | support.dell.com TEST THE DRIVE - • 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 - See "Cleaning Your Computer" on page 127. CHECK THE CABLE CONNECTIONS R U N T H E H A R D W A R E TR O U B L E S H O O T E R - See page 64. R U N T H E D E L L D I A G N O S T I C S - See page 56. 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. ADJUST THE WINDOWS 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. 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. 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 - The CD/DVD-RW drive must receive a steady 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. 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 / D V D - R W D I S C - See "Standby Mode" on page 31 or search for the keyword standby in Windows Help and Support Center. for information on power management modes. For infomration on accessing window Help, see "Windows Help and Support Center" on page 11. 38 Solving Problems

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Solving Problems
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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
T
EST
THE
DRIVE
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
LEAN
THE
DRIVE
OR
DISK
See "Cleaning Your Computer" on page 127.
C
HECK
THE
CABLE
CONNECTIONS
R
UN
THE
H
ARDWARE
T
ROUBLESHOOTER
See page 64.
R
UN
THE
D
ELL
D
IAGNOSTICS
See page 56.
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.
C
HECK
THE
SPEAKERS
AND
SUBWOOFER
See "Sound and Speaker Problems" on page 48.
C
LOSE
OTHER
PROGRAMS
The CD/DVD-RW drive must receive a steady 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.
T
URN
OFF
S
TANDBY
MODE
IN
W
INDOWS
BEFORE
WRITING
TO
A
CD/DVD-RW
DISC
See
"Standby Mode" on page 31 or search for the keyword
standby
in Windows Help and Support Center.
for information on power management modes. For infomration on accessing window Help, see
"Windows Help and Support Center" on page 11.