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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 T H E D I S 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 I S C - See the Tell Me How help file or search for the keyword standby in Help and Support (Help in Windows 2000). To access help files, see page 28. 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. If you have a hard drive problem RUN SCANDISK 1 In Windows XP click the Start button, and then click My Computer. In Windows 2000 double-click the My Computer icon on the Windows desktop. 2 Right-click on the drive letter (local disk) that you want to scan for errors, and then click Properties. 3 Click the Tools tab. 4 Under Error-checking, click Check Now. 5 Click Start. C H E C K F O R I N T E R R U P T R E Q U E S T C O N F L I C T S - See page 50. 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. Solving Problems 41

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Solving Problems
41
If the CD-RW drive stops writing
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.
If you have a hard drive problem
T
EST
THE
DRIVE
WITH
ANOTHER
DVD—
Insert another DVD to eliminate
the possibility that the original DVD is defective.
C
LEAN
THE
DISC
—
See the
Tell Me How
help file for instructions.
T
URN
OFF
S
TANDBY
IN
W
INDOWS
BEFORE
WRITING
TO
A
CD-RW
DISC
—
See the
Tell Me How
help file or search for the keyword
standby
in
Help
and Support (Help
in Windows 2000
).
To access help files, see page 28.
C
HANGE
THE
WRITE
SPEED
TO
A
SLOWER
RATE
—
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.
R
UN
S
CAN
D
ISK
1
In Windows XP click the
Start
button, and then click
My Computer
. In
Windows 2000 double-click the
My Computer
icon on the Windows desktop.
2
Right-click on the drive letter (local disk) that you want to scan for errors, and
then click
Properties
.
3
Click the
Tools
tab.
4
Under Error-checking, click
Check Now
.
5
Click
Start.
C
HECK
FOR
INTERRUPT
REQUEST
CONFLICTS
—
See page 50.