Dell PY349, DCSM owner manual Mail, Modem, and Internet Problems, Hard drive problems

Problems writing to a CD/DVD-RW drive

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

TU R N O F F S T A N D B Y M O D E I N W I N D O W S B E F O R E W R I T I N G T O A CD/DVD - RW D I S C —

1 Click the Start button and click Control Panel.

2 Under Pick a category, click Performance and Maintenance. 3 Under or pick a Control Panel icon, click Power Options.

4 From the Power Schemes tab, select Always On.

Hard drive problems

R U N C H E C K D I S K —

1 Click the Start button and click My Computer. 2 Right-click Local Disk C:.

3 Click Properties.

4 Click the Tools tab.

5Under Error-checking, click Check Now.

6Click Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors.

7Click Start.

E-Mail, Modem, and Internet Problems

CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the Product Information Guide.

NOTE: Connect the modem to an analog telephone jack only. The modem does not operate while it is connected to a digital telephone network.

C H E C K T H E M I C R O S O F T O U T L O O K ® E X P R E S S S E C U R I T Y S E T T I N G S — If you cannot open your e-mail attachments:

1 In Outlook Express, click Tools, click Options, and then click Security. 2 Click Do not allow attachments to remove the checkmark.

Solving Problems

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