Dell Inspiron 3800 - Manual (Page 36)

36 Solving Problems
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If the CD-RW drive stops writing
HINT: If you must
disable standby mode to
write to a CD-RW drive,
remember to enable
standby mode again when
you finish writing the CD.
If you have a hard drive problem
C L E A N THE D IS C — See the Tell Me How help file for instructions. To access,
help files, see page 26.
D IS AB L E S T A N D BY MO D E I N W IN D O W S BE F O RE W R I T I N G T O A
CD-RW D I S K — Search for the keyword
standby
in Windows Help. To access
help files, see page 26.
C HA N GE THE WRIT E S P E E D T O A S LO W E R R A T E — The CD-RW drive
must receive a steady stream of data when writing. If the stream is interrupted, an
error occurs. Closing all programs before writing to the CD-RW may also
alleviate the problem.
C HE C K T H E H AR D D R IV E F O R E R R OR S
Windows 98 SE and Windows Me:
Click the Start button, point to Programs—> Accessories—> System Tools, and
then click ScanDisk.
Windows 2000:
1 Double-click the My Computer icon.
2 Right-click the Local Disk icon and then click Properties.
3 Click the Tools tab.
4 Click Check Now.