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Double-clicking the dell support icon, Drive problems, Media drive problems – Dell Latitude D630 ATG (Mid 2007) User Manual

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• View the Dell Support Utility settings
• Access the help file for the Dell Support Utility
• View frequently asked questions
• Learn more about the Dell Support Utility
• Turn the Dell Support Utility off

Double-Clicking the Dell Support Icon

Double-click the

icon to manually check your computing environment, view frequently asked

questions, access the help file for the Dell Support Utility, and view Dell Support settings.
For more information about the Dell Support Utility, click the question mark (?) at the top of the Dell

Support screen.

Drive Problems

Fill out the Diagnostics Checklist (see "Diagnostics Checklist" on page 153) as you complete these

checks.

CAUTION:

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

Product

Information Guide.

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Click the Start button and click My

Computer. If the floppy, CD, or DVD 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.

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• Insert another floppy disk, CD, or DVD to eliminate the possibility that the original one is defective.
• Insert a bootable floppy disk and restart the computer.

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See "Dell Diagnostics" on page 81.

Media drive problems

NOTE:

High-speed media 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.