Acer TravelMate 4330 Series, Service Manual

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138 Chapter 4
ODD Failure
If the ODD fails, perform the following actions one at a time to correct the problem. Do not replace a non-
defective FRUs:
ODD Not Operating Correctly
If the ODD exhibits any of the following symptoms it may be faulty:
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Audio CDs do not play when loaded
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DVDs do not play when loaded
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Blank discs do not burn correctly
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DVD or CD play breaks up or jumps
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Optical drive not found or not active:
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Not shown in My Computer or the BIOS setup
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LED does not flash when the computer starts up
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The tray does not eject
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Access failure screen displays
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The ODD is noisy
Perform the following general solutions one at a time to correct the problem.
1. Reboot the computer and retry the operation.
2. Try an alternate disc.
3. Navigate to Start
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Computer . Check that the ODD device is displayed in the Devices with Removable
Storage panel.
4. Navigate to Start
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Control Panel
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System and Maintenance
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System
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Device Manager .
a. Double-click lDE ATA/ATAPI controllers . If a device displays a down arrow, right-click on the device
and click Enable .
b. Double-click DVD/CD-ROM drives . If the device displays a down arrow, right-click on the device and
click Enable .