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Fill out the Diagnostics Checklist as you complete these checks.
Ensure that Microsoft®Windows
®
recognizes the drive
Click the Start button and click My Computer. If the floppy, CD, or DVD drive, is not listed, perform a full scan with your antivirus software to check for and
remove viruses. Viruses can sometimes prevent Windows from recognizing the drive.
Test the drive
l Insert another floppy disk, CD, or DVD to eliminate the possibility that the original one is defective.
l Insert a bootable floppy disk and restart the computer.
Clean the drive or disk
See Cleaning Your Computer.
Ensure that the CD is snapped onto the spindle.
Check the cable connections.
Check for hardware incompatibilities
See Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities.
Run the Dell Diagnostics
See Dell Diagnostics.
CD and DVD drive problems
Problems writing to a CD/DVD-RW drive
Close 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.
Turn off Standby mode in Windows before writing to a CD/DVD-RWdisc
For information on standby mode, see Power Management Modes.
Change the write speed to a slower rate
See the help files for your CD or DVD creation software.
If you cannot eject the CD, CD-RW, DVD, or DVD+RW drive tray
1. Ensure that the computer is shut down.
2. Straighten a paper clip and insert one end into the eject hole at the front of the drive; push firmly until the tray is partially ejected.
3. Gently pull out the tray until it stops.
If you hear an unfamiliar scraping or grinding sound
NOTE: High-speed CD or DVD 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.
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