Optical drive problems – Dell Vostro 200 (Mid 2007) User Manual
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Solving Problems
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Optical drive problems
NOTE:
High-speed optical drive vibration is normal and may cause noise, which
does not indicate a defect in the drive or the CD or DVD.
NOTE:
Because of different regions worldwide and different disc formats, not all
DVD titles work in all DVD drives.
Problems writing to a CD/DVD-RW drive
A
DJUST
THE
W
INDOWS
VOLUME
CONTROL
—
• Click the speaker icon in the lower-right corner of your screen.
• Ensure that the volume is turned up by clicking the slidebar and dragging it up.
• Ensure that the sound is not muted by clicking any boxes that are checked.
C
HECK
THE
SPEAKERS
AND
SUBWOOFER
—
See "Sound and Speaker Problems"
C
LOSE
OTHER
PROGRAMS
—
The CD/DVD-RW drive must receive a steady
stream of data when writing. If the stream is interrupted, an error occurs. Try
closing all programs before you write to the CD/DVD-RW.
T
URN
OFF
S
TANDBY
MODE
IN
W
INDOWS
BEFORE
WRITING
TO
A
C D / D V D - R W
DISC
—
See "Power Management Options in Windows XP" on page 33 or search
for the keyword
standby in Windows Help and Support for information on power
management modes