Dell Dimension 2200 Dell Dimension 2200 Owner's Manual - Page 39
If you cannot play a DVD movie, If the CD-RW drive stops writing
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IF HEADPHONES ARE CONNECTED TO THE FRONT-PANEL HEADPHONE C O N N E C T O R, C H E C K F O R S O U N D F R O M T H E H E A D P H O N E S - Sound from the speakers is automatically disabled when headphones are connected to the computer's front-panel headphone connector. 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 page 30. If you cannot play a DVD movie 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 - In Windows XP, click the Start button, and then click My Computer. In Windows 2000, doubleclick the My Computer icon on the Windows desktop. If the 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. TE S T T H E D R I V E W I T H A N O T H E R D V D - Insert another DVD to eliminate the possibility that the original DVD is defective. C L E A N THE D IS C - See the Tell Me How help file for instructions. If the CD-RW drive stops writing TURN OFF STANDBY IN WINDOWS BEFORE WRITING TO A CD -RW D IS C - See the Tell Me How help file or search for the keyword standby in the Help and Support Center (Help in Windows 2000). To access help files, see page 26. 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 - The CD-RW drive must receive a steady stream of data when writing. If the stream is interrupted, an error occurs. Closing all programs before writing to the CD-RW may also alleviate the problem. HINT: Because of different worldwide file types, not all DVD titles work in all DVD drives. HINT: If you disable standby mode to write to a CD-RW drive, remember to reenable standby mode when you finish writing to the CD. So l vi n g Pro b l em s 39