If you cannot play a cd, cd-rw, or dvd – Dell Inspiron 510m User Manual
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Using CDs, DVDs, and other Multimedia
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If you cannot play a CD, CD-RW, or DVD
NOTE:
Because of different worldwide file types, not all DVD titles work in all DVD drives.
High-speed CD drive vibration is normal and may cause noise. This noise does not indicate a
defect with the drive or the CD.
E
NSURE
THAT
THE
DISK
IS
NOT
WRITE
-
PROTECTED
—
You cannot save data to
a write-protected disk. See the following figure.
T
RY
ANOTHER
FLOPPY
DISK
—
Insert another disk to eliminate the possibility
that the original disk is defective.
R
EINSTALL
THE
DRIVE
1
Save and close any open files, exit any open programs, and shut down the
computer.
2
Remove the drive. See page 41 for instructions.
3
Reinstall the drive.
4
Turn on the computer.
C
LEAN
THE
DRIVE
—
See "Cleaning Your Computer" in the
Dell Inspiron Help
file for instructions. To access the help file, see page 9.
not write-protected
back of floppy disk
write-protected
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