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Quick Reference Guide
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Optical drive problems
NOTE:
High-speed optical 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.
A
D J U S T T H E
W
I N D O W S V O L U M E C O N T R O L
—
• Click the speaker icon in the lower-right corner of your screen.
• Ensure that the volume is turned up by clicking the slidebar and dragging it up.
• Ensure that the sound is not muted by clicking any boxes that are checked.
C
H E C K T H E S P E A K E R S A N D S U B W O O F E R
— See "Sound and Speaker Problems" on
page 58.
Problems writing to an optical drive
C
L O S E O T H E R P R O G R A M S
— The optical drive must receive a steady stream of data
during the writing process. If the stream is interrupted, an error occurs. Try closing all
programs before you write to the optical drive.
T
U R N O F F S T A N D B Y M O D E I N
W
I N D O W S B E F O R E W R I T I N G T O A D I S C
—
Search for
the keyword standby in Windows Help and Support for information on power
management modes.
Hard drive problems
R
U N
C
H E C K
D
I S K
—
Windows XP :
1
Click Start and click My Computer .
2
Right-click Local Disk C: .
3
Click Properties
→
Tools
→
Check Now .
4
Click Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors and click Start .
Windows Vista :
1
Click
Start
and click Computer .
2
Right-click Local Disk C: .
3
Click Properties
→
Tools
→
Check Now .
The User Account Control window may appear. If you are an administrator on the
computer, click Continue ; otherwise, contact your administrator to continue the
desired action.
4
Follow the instructions on the screen.