If you cannot play a dvd movie, If the cd-rw drive stops writing, If you have a hard drive problem – Dell Inspiron 5000 User Manual

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If you cannot play a DVD movie

ClHINT: Because of different
worldwide file types, not all

DVD titles work in all DVD

drives.

N S U R E T H A T

i n d o w s

r e c o g n i z e s

t h e

d r i v e

—

Double-click the

My Computer icon. If the 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.

E S T T H E D R I V E W I T H A N O T H E R

DVD—

Insert another DVD to eliminate

the possibility that the original DVD is defective.

L E A N T H E D I S C

—

See the Tell Me How help file for instructions.

If the CD-RW drive stops writing

H A N G E T H E W R I T E S P E E D T O A S L O W E R R A T E

—

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.

If you have a hard drive problem

U N

C A N

I S K

— Click the Start button, point to Programs—>

Accessories—> System Tools, and then click ScanDisk.

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