Dell Dimension 4500S - Manual (Page 29)

S o l v i n g Pr o b l e m s 29
Problems writing to a CD-RW drive
DVD drive problems
HINT: Because of
different worldwide file
types, not all DVD titles
work in all DVD drives.
Hard drive problems
C HANGE 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.
S EE THE C D - R W PROGRAM ’ S H ELP FILE FOR C D - R W RECORDING
INSTRUCTIONS — See the CD-RW program’s online help information for
complete instructions on how to use the program to record CD-RWs.
T EST THE DRIVE WITH ANOTHER D V D — Insert another DVD to
eliminate the possibility that the original DVD is defective.
E NSURE THAT W INDOWS 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.
C LEAN THE DISC — See the
Tell Me How
help file for instructions on
cleaning your DVDs. To access help files, see page 26.
R UN C HECK D ISK
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.