If you cannot play a dvd movie, If the cd-rw drive stops writing – Dell Dimension 2200 User Manual
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Solving Problems
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If you cannot play a DVD movie
HINT:
Because of
different worldwide file
types, not all DVD titles
work in all DVD drives.
If the CD-RW drive stops writing
HINT:
If you disable
standby mode to write to a
CD-RW drive, remember
to reenable standby mode
when you finish writing to
the CD.
I
F
H EA D P H O NE S
A RE
C O NN EC T E D
T O
T H E
F R O NT
-
P A NE L
H EA D P H ON E
C O NN EC T O R
,
C HE C K
F O R
SOUN D
F R O M
THE
HE A D P HO N E S
— Sound
from the speakers is automatically disabled when headphones are connected to
the computer’s front-panel headphone connector.
C
HE C K
T H E
S P E A KE R S
A ND
S UB W O O F ER
— See page 30.
E
NSU R E
T H A T
W
IN D O W S
R EC O G NI Z E S
T H E
D R IV E
— In Windows XP,
click the Start button, and then click My Computer. In Windows 2000, double-
click the My Computer icon on the Windows 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.
T
E S T
T HE
DR I V E
W I T H
A N OT HE R
DVD — Insert another DVD to
eliminate the possibility that the original DVD is defective.
C
L E A N
THE
D IS C
— See the
Tell Me How
help file for instructions.
T
UR N
O F F
S
T A N DB Y
I N
W
IN D O W S
BE FO R E
W R I T I N G
T O
A
CD-RW
D IS C
— See the Tell Me How help file or search for the keyword standby in the
Help and Support Center (Help in Windows 2000). To access help files, see
C
HA NG E
THE
W R I T 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.