Dell Inspiron 6000 - Manual (Page 54)

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Solving Problems
If you cannot eject the DVD or DVD+RW drive tray
If you hear an unfamiliar scraping or grinding sound
Hard drive problems
C HANGE THE WRITE SPEED TO A SLOWER RATE — See the help files for your DVD creation software.
V ERIFY THAT THE CORRECT MEDIA IS IN USE — DVD+RW drives may use any CD media such as
CD-R or CD-RW, but when you use your DVD+RW drive to write to DVD media, be sure to use
DVD+R or DVD+RW media only. Using DVD-R/RW media may lead to DVD playback problems or
incomplete write or verify operations.
1 Ensure that the computer is shut down.
2 Straighten a paper clip and insert one end into the eject hole at the front of the drive; push firmly until
the tray is partially ejected.
3 Gently pull out the tray until it stops.
• Ensure that the sound is not caused by the program that is running.
• Ensure that the disk or disc is inserted properly.
A LLOW THE COMPUTER TO COOL BEFORE TURNING IT ON — A hot hard drive may prevent the
operating system from starting. Try allowing the computer to return to room temperature before turning
it on.
R UN C HECK D ISK —
1 Click the Start button and click My Computer.
2 Right-click Local Disk C:.
3 Click Properties.
4 Click the Tools tab.
5 Under Error-checking, click Check Now.
6 Click Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors.
7 Click Start.