Troubleshooting, Up-to-date troubleshooting information, Hptroubleshooting assistant – HP DVD100I User Manual

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dvd100i

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Technical Support Solutions Guide 10/25/01

Up-To-Date Troubleshooting Information

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Chapter 9 Troubleshooting

This chapter provides descriptions and solutions for some hp dvd-writer drive
hardware and software problems, and is organized as follows:

Up-To-Date Troubleshooting Information

Up-to-date troubleshooting information is available from the following web sites:

http: //www. hp. com/support/dvd-compatibility

http: //www. hp. com/support/dvd-capture

http: //www. hp. com/support/dvd-mydvd

http: //www. hp. com/support/dla

Frequently asked questions and answers are provided in

Chapter 6 Tips and

Techniques

.

Release Notes for the hp dvd-writer dvd100i drives are on page

96

.

HP Troubleshooting Assistant

More troubleshooting information is available in the browser-based
HP Troubleshooting Assistant, which is installed with the drive.

NOTE:

NOTE:

NOTE:

NOTE:

Double-click on the hp dvd-writer icon on the desktop, then click on

Help

Help

Help

Help

,

then click on

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting

.

Figure 47

Figure 47

Figure 47

Figure 47

hp troubleshooting screen

Improving Drive Performance and Reducing Errors

Enabling Direct Memory Access to Enhance System

Performance

Many computers and computer hardware devices come with a feature called Direct
Memory Access (DMA). When you enable DMA, you accelerate data transfer between
hardware devices because of a shortcut called the DMA channel. The DMA channel
permits data to completely bypass the computer's CPU and travel directly from main
system memory to the intended hardware device. By removing the CPU passageway,

Up-To-Date Troubleshooting Information

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HP Troubleshooting Assistant

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Improving Drive Performance and Reducing Errors

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Software Errors

p. 83

Installation

p. 84

Making Audio CDs

p. 86

Reading CDs

p. 86

High Speed CDs

p. 88

80-Minute CDs

p. 88

Unable to Hear Music

p. 90

DLA 2.5 Known Problems

p. 91

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