Cd And Dvd Drive Problems; If You Cannot Eject The Cd, Cd-Rw, Dvd, Or Dvd+Rw Drive Tray; If You Hear An Unfamiliar Scraping Or Grinding Sound; Hard Drive Problems - Dell XPS 140M Owner's Manual

CD and DVD drive problems

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.
Problems writing to a CD/DVD-RW drive
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writing. If the stream is interrupted, an error occurs. Try closing all programs before you write to the
CD/DVD-RW.
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U R N O F F T A N D B Y M O D E I N
Management Modes" on page 41 for information on standby mode.
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H A N G E T H E W R I T E S P E E D T O A S L O W E R R A T E
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

• Ensure that the sound is not caused by the program that is running.
• Ensure that the disk or disc is inserted properly.

Hard drive problems

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operating system from starting. Try allowing the computer to return to room temperature before
turning it on.
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U N H E C K I S K
1 Click the Start button and click My Computer.
2 Right-click Local Disk C:.
3 Click Properties.
4 Click the Tools tab.
5 Under Error-checking, click Check Now.
6 Click Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors.
7 Click Start.
The CD/DVD-RW drive must receive a steady stream of data when
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See the help files for your CD or DVD creation
A hot hard drive may prevent the
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See "Power
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