Dell Dimension 4300S, Owner'S Manual

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S o l v i n g Pr o b l e m s
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If the CD-RW drive stops writing
HINT:
If you disable
standby mode to write to a
CD-RW drive, remember
to reenable standby mode
when you finish writing to
the CD.
If you have a hard drive problem
T
EST THE DRIVE WITH ANOTHER
D V D — Insert another DVD to eliminate
the possibility that the original DVD is defective.
C
LEAN THE DISC
— See the
Tell Me How
help file for instructions.
T URN OFF S TANDBY IN W INDOWS BEFORE WRITING TO A C D - R W
DISC
— See the Tell Me How help file or search for the keyword standby in Help
and Support (Help in Windows 2000 ). To access help files, see page 28.
C
HANGE THE WRITE SPEED TO A SLOWER RATE
— 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.
R
UN
S
CAN
D
ISK
1
In Windows XP click the Start button, and then click My Computer . In
Windows 2000 double-click the My Computer icon on the Windows desktop.
2
Right-click on the drive letter (local disk) that you want to scan for errors, and
then click
Properties .
3
Click the Tools tab.
4 Under Error-checking, click Check Now .
5
Click Start.
C
HECK FOR INTERRUPT REQUEST CONFLICTS
— See page 50.