Dell 4500C manual Problems writing to a CD-RW drive, DVD drive problems

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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.

Problems writing to a CD-RW drive

TU R N O F F ST A N D B Y M O D E I N WI N D O W S B E F O R E W R I T I N G T O A CD-RWD I S C — For information on power conservation modes, see the Tell Me How help file or search for the keyword standby in Windows Help. To access help files, see page 38.

CL O S E O T H E R P R O G R A M S — The CD-RW drive must receive a steady stream of data when writing. If the stream is interrupted, an error occurs. Try closing all programs before writing to the CD-RW.

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HINT: Because of different regions worldwide and different disc formats, not all DVD titles work in all DVD drives.

DVD drive problems

TE S T T H E D R I V E W I T H A N O T H E R DVD — Insert another DVD to eliminate the possibility that the original DVD is defective.

EN S U R E T H A T WI N D O W S R E C O G N I Z E S T H E D R I V E — Click the Start button, and then click My Computer. 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.

CL E A N T H E D I S C — See the Tell Me How help file for instructions on cleaning your DVDs. To access help files, see page 38.

CH 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 70.

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