Problems writing to a CD-RW drive
TURN OFF STANDBY MODE IN WINDOWS BEFORE WRITING TO A CD-RWDISC — 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 26.
CHANGE 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. Try closing all programs before writing to the CD-RW.
DVD drive problems
TEST THE DRIVE WITH ANOTHER DVD — Insert another DVD to eliminate the possibility that the original DVD is defective.
ENSURE THAT WINDOWS RECOGNIZES THE DRIVE — Double-click My Computer on the 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.
CLEAN THE DISC — See the Tell Me How help file for instructions on cleaning your DVDs. To access help files, see page 26.
CHECK FOR INTERRUPT REQUEST CONFLICTS — See page 54.
Hard drive problems
R UN CHECK DISK
1 Double-click My Computer on the desktop.
2 Right-click 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.
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.
HINT: Because of different regions worldwide and different disc formats, not all DVD titles work in all DVD drives.
