Problems Writing To A Cd-Rw Drive; Dvd Drive Problems; Hard Drive Problems - Dell Dimension T2310 Owner's Manual

— See the
LEAN THE DISC
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help files, see page 14.

Problems writing to a CD-RW drive

LOSE OTHER PROGRAMS — The CD-RW drive must receive a steady stream of data when writing. If the
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stream is interrupted, an error occurs. Try closing all programs before writing to the CD-RW.
URN OFF TANDBY MODE IN
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conservation modes, see the Dell Dimension Help file or search for the keyword standby in Windows
Help. To access help files, see page 14.

DVD drive problems

NOTE:
Because of different regions worldwide and different disc formats, not all DVD titles work in all
DVD drives.
EST THE DRIVE WITH ANOTHER
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DVD is defective.
NSURE THAT INDOWS RECOGNIZES THE DRIVE
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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.
LEAN THE DISC — See the
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help files, see page 14.
HECK FOR INTERRUPT REQUEST CONFLICTS
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Hard drive problems

UN HECK ISK
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Click the Start button and click My Computer.
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Right-click the drive letter (local disk) that you want to scan for errors, and then click Properties.
2
Click the Tools tab.
3
Under Error-checking, click Check Now.
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Click Start.
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Dell Dimension Help
file for instructions on cleaning your CDs. To access
INDOWS BEFORE WRITING TO A
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DVD — Insert another DVD to eliminate the possibility that the original
— Click the Start button and click My Computer. If the
Dell Dimension Help
file for instructions on cleaning your DVDs. To access
— See page 59.
DISC — For information on power
CD-RW
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Solving Problems