Dell Vostro 220s (Late 2008) User Manual
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Troubleshooting
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
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
—
Search for
the keyword
standby in Windows Help and Support for information on power
management modes.
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.