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Troubleshooting (advanced), Cannot boot from internal cd/dvd drive, The cd/dvd drive indicator does not light/blink – Panasonic CF-W8 User Manual

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Troubleshooting (Advanced)

Cannot boot from internal CD/DVD drive

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Check to make sure that the bootable disc is set properly.

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Start up the Setup Utility, and confirm the following settings.
• [Optical Drive] is set to [Enabled] in the [Advanced] menu. (

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• [Optical Drive Power] is set to [On] in the [Main] menu. (

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• [CD/DVD Drive] is the first device shown in [Boot Option #1] in the [Boot] menu. (

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When an external CD/DVD drive is connected, you cannot boot from the internal CD/DVD drive.

Cannot play back TV programs recorded on a commercial DVD recorder

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In order to play media other than DVD-RAM, they must be finalized using the DVD recorder.

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Check whether the DVD is supported in this computer. (

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The CD/DVD drive indicator does not light/blink

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Check that the disc is inserted correctly.

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The drive power may be turned off.

The drive power can be turned on with the following methods.
• Slide the drive power/open switch and open the disc cover.

• Right-click the

on the notification area, and click [On] in [Manual Switching].

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In the Setup Utility, is [Optical Drive Power] set to [Off]? (

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If this is set to off, unless Windows is running, it is not possible to turn on the drive.