If the cd-rom, dvd or cd-rw drive has a problem, Cd-rom, dvd or cd-rw drive does not work, Dvd drive doesn’t play dvd video – HP KAYAK XU800 User Manual

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Configuration Problems

More Troubleshooting for Drives

If the Hard Disk Activity
Light Does Not Work

If the hard disk activity light does not flicker when the PC Workstation
is accessing the hard disk drive:

1

Check that the control panel connector is firmly attached to the
system board.

2

Check that the disk power and data cables are correctly connected.

If the CD-ROM, DVD or CD-RW Drive Has a Problem

CD-ROM, DVD or CD-RW Drive Does Not Work

1

Check that a media is inserted in the drive.

2

Check that all cables (data, power and audio) have been properly
connected both to the drive and to the system board.

3

Verify that the drive has been detected in the Setup program,
accessed by pressing

F2

at startup). You should see a drive declared

in the

IDE Secondary Master

or

IDE Secondary Slave

field.

4

If you intend to boot on CD-ROM, place

CD-ROM

before

HDD

in Setup

(refer to the

Boot Device Priority

submenu in the

Boot

menu group of the

HP Setup program).

NOTE

You can use HP DiagTools to perform accessing and usability tests on the CD-ROM
drive. Refer to page 23 for instructions on how to use HP DiagTools.

DVD Drive Doesn’t Play DVD Video

1

Check that the DVD disk you are trying to play and your DVD drive
have the same regional code setting.

NOTE

Your DVD drive’s regional code setting is set by the first DVD disk you insert in the
drive.

2

Ensure you have a software MPEG decoder installed on your system.

CD-ROM, DVD or CD-RW Drive Is Idle

If the drive does not appear to be working, try accessing the disk by
clicking on the drive icon or drive letter assigned to the drive by your
operating system.

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