Dell NY105 manual Drive Problems, Double-Clicking the Dell Support Icon, Media drive problems

•View the Dell Support Utility settings

•Access the help file for the Dell Support Utility

•View frequently asked questions

•Learn more about the Dell Support Utility

•Turn the Dell Support Utility off

Double-Clicking the Dell Support Icon

Double-click the icon to manually check your computing environment, view frequently asked questions, access the help file for the Dell Support Utility, and view Dell Support settings.

For more information about the Dell Support Utility, click the question mark (?) at the top of the Dell Support screen.

Drive Problems

Fill out the Diagnostics Checklist (see "Diagnostics Checklist" on page 147) as you complete these checks.

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

E N S U R E T H A T M I C R O S O F 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 — Click the Start button and click My

Computer. If the floppy, CD, or 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 —

•Insert another floppy disk, CD, or DVD to eliminate the possibility that the original one is defective.

•Insert a bootable floppy disk and restart the computer.

C L E A N T H E D R I V E O R D I S K .

E N S U R E T H A T T H E CD I S S N A P P E D O N T O T H E S P I N D L E .

C H E C K T H E C A B L E C O N N E C T I O N S .

C H E C K F O R H A R D W A R E I N C O M P A T I B I L I T I E S .

R U N T H E D E L L D I A G N O S T I C S — See "Dell Diagnostics" on page 75.

Media drive problems

NOTE: High-speed media drive vibration is normal and may cause noise, which does not indicate a defect in the drive or the media.

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

Troubleshooting

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