Acer Aspire Z1620, Service Manual

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8. Check that there are no yellow exclamation marks against the items in
DVD/CD-ROM
drives
. If a device has an exclamation mark, uninstall and reinstall the driver.
9. If the exclamation marker is not removed from the item in the lists, remove any recently
installed software and retrying the operation.
Discs Do Not Play
If discs do not play when inserted into the drive, perform the following:
1. Check that the disc is correctly seated in the drive tray and that the label on the disc is
visible.
2. Check that the media is clean and scratch free.
3. Try an alternate disc in the drive.
4. Confirm that
AutoPlay
is enabled:

Navigate to
Start

Control Panel

Hardware and Sound

AutoPlay
.
 Select
Use AutoPlay for all media and devices
.
 In the Audio CD and DVD Movie fields, select the desired player from the drop down
menu.
5. Check that the Regional Code is correct for the selected media:
＋
IMPORTANT:
Region can only be changed a limited number of times. After Changes
remaining reaches zero, the region cannot be changed even when Windows
is reinstalled or the drive is moved to another computer.
 Navigate to
Start

Control Panel

System and Maintenance

System

Device
Manager.
 Double click
DVD/CD-ROM drives
.
 Right click
DVD drive
and click
Properties
, then click the
DVD Region
tab.

Select the region suitable for the media inserted in the drive.
Discs Do Not Burn Properly
If discs can not be burned, perform the following:
6. Confirm that the default drive is record enabled:

Navigate to
Start

Computer
and right-click the writable ODD icon. Click
Properties
.
 Select the
Recording
tab. In the
Desktop disc recording
panel, select the
writable ODD from the drop down list.

Click
OK
.
7. Confirm that the software used for burning discs is the factory default. If using different
software, refer to the software's user manual.