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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