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If the cd-rw drive stops writing, If you have a hard drive problem – Dell Inspiron 8000 User Manual

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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

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See the

Tell Me How

help file for instructions. To access,

help files, see page 26.

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Search for the keyword standby in Windows Help. To access

help files, see page 26.

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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.

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Windows Me:
Click the Start button, point to Programs—> Accessories—> System Tools, and

then click ScanDisk.
Windows 2000:

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Double-click the My Computer icon.

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Right-click the Local Disk icon and then click Properties.

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Click the Tools tab.

4

Click Check Now.