Acer Aspire 5733 Acer Aspire 5333, 5733, 5733Z Notebook Service Guide - Page 136

Access failure screen is shown The ODD is noisy Perform the following, one at a time: 1. Boot the computer and retry the operation. 2. Use an different disc. 3. Navigate to Start Computer. Check that the ODD device is shown in the Devices with Removable Storage panel. 4. Navigate to Start Control Panel System and Maintenance System Device Manager. 5. Double click lDE ATA/ATAPI controllers. If a device shows a down arrow, right click on the device and click Enable. 6. Double-click DVD/CD-ROM drives. If the device shows a down arrow, right click on the device and click Enable. 7. Make sure that there are no yellow exclamation marks against the items in lDE ATA/ATAPI controllers. If a device has an exclamation mark, uninstall and reinstall the driver. 8. Check that there are no yellow exclamation marks against the items in DVD/CD-ROM drives. If a device has an exclamation mark, uninstall and reinstall the driver. 9. If the exclamation marker is not removed from the item in the lists, remove any recently installed software and retrying the operation. Discs Do Not Play 0 If discs do not play when inserted into the drive, perform the following: 1. Check that the disc is correctly seated in the drive tray and that the label on the disc is visible. 2. Check that the media is clean and scratch free. 3. Try an alternate disc in the drive. 4. Confirm that AutoPlay is enabled: Navigate to Start Control Panel Hardware and Sound AutoPlay. Select Use AutoPlay for all media and devices. In the Audio CD and DVD Movie fields, select the desired player from the drop down menu. 5. Check that the Regional Code is correct for the selected media: + IMPORTANT: Region can only be changed a limited number of times. After Changes remaining reaches zero, the region cannot be changed even when Windows is reinstalled or the drive is moved to another computer. Navigate to Start Control Panel System and Maintenance System Device Manager. Double click DVD/CD-ROM drives. Right click DVD drive and click Properties, then click the DVD Region tab. Select the region suitable for the media inserted in the drive. 4-14 Troubleshooting