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Error messages – Dell XPS 630i (Early 2008) User Manual

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Troubleshooting

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Problems writing to an optical drive

C

LOSE

OTHER

PROGRAMS

The optical drive must receive a steady stream of data

during the writing process. If the stream is interrupted, an error occurs. Try closing all
programs before you write to the optical.

T

URN

OFF

STANDBY

MODE

IN

W

INDOWS

BEFORE

WRITING

TO

A

DISC

See

"Power Management" on page 38.

Hard drive problems

R

UN

C

HECK

D

ISK

Windows XP:

1

Click Start and click My Computer.

2

Right-click Local Disk C:.

3

Click Properties

→ Tools→ Check Now.

4

Click Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors and click Start.

Windows Vista:

1

Click

Start

and click Computer.

2

Right-click Local Disk C:.

3

Click Properties

→ Tools→ Check Now.

The User Account Control window may appear. If you are an administrator on the
computer, click Continue; otherwise, contact your administrator to continue the
desired action.

4

Follow the instructions on the screen.

Error Messages

CAUTION:

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

safety instructions in the Product Information Guide.

If the error message is not listed, see the documentation for the operating
system or the program that was running when the message appeared.

A

FILENAME

CANNOT

CONTAIN

ANY

OF

THE

FOLLOWING

CHARACTERS

: \ / : * ? “ <

> | —

Do not use these characters in filenames.

A

REQUIRED

. D L L

FILE

WAS

NOT

FOUND

The program that you are trying to open

is missing an essential file. To remove and then reinstall the program:

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