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Drive problems – Dell XPS 630i (Early 2008) User Manual

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Troubleshooting

Drive Problems

CAUTION:

Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the

safety instructions in the Product Information Guide.

E

NSURE

THAT

M

ICROSOFT

W

INDOWS

R

ECOGNIZES

THE

DRIVE

Windows XP:

• Click Start and click My Computer.

Windows Vista

®

:

• Click the Windows Vista Start button

™ and click Computer.

If the 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

EST

THE

DRIVE

• Insert another disc to eliminate the possibility that the original drive is defective.

• Insert a bootable floppy disk and restart the computer.

C

LEAN

THE

DRIVE

OR

DISK

See "Cleaning Your Computer" on page 75.

C

HECK

THE

CABLE

CONNECTIONS

R

UN

THE

H

ARDWARE

T

ROUBLESHOOTER

See "Troubleshooting Software and

Hardware Problems in the Microsoft

®

Windows

®

XP and Windows Vista

®

Operating

Systems" on page 121.

R

UN

THE

D

ELL

D

IAGNOSTICS

See "Dell Diagnostics" on page 95.

Optical drive problems

NOTE:

High-speed optical 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.

A

DJUST

THE

W

INDOWS

VOLUME

CONTROL

• Click the speaker icon in the lower-right corner of your screen.

• Ensure that the volume is turned up by clicking the slidebar and dragging it up.

• Ensure that the sound is not muted by clicking any boxes that are checked.

C

HECK

THE

SPEAKERS

AND

SUBWOOFER

See "Sound and Speaker Problems" on

page 112.

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