Odd failure, Odd not operating correctly – Acer 4740G User Manual

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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

´ Computer. Check that the ODD device is displayed in the Devices with Removable

Storage panel.

4.

Navigate to Start

´ Control Panel´ System and Maintenance´ System´ Device Manager.

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