Dell 4600 Series Personal Computer User Manual


 
Solving Problems 35
DVD drive problems
NOTE: Because of different regions worldwide and different disc formats, not all DVD titles
work in all DVD drives.
Hard drive problems
E-Mail, Modem, and Internet Problems
NOTE: Connect the modem to an analog telephone jack only. The modem does not operate while
it is connected to a digital telephone network.
TEST THE DRIVE WITH ANOTHER DVD — Insert another DVD to eliminate the possibility
that the original DVD is defective.
ENSURE THAT WINDOWS RECOGNIZES THE DRIVE Click the Start button and click My
Computer. If the 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.
CLEAN THE DISC See the Tell Me How help file for instructions on cleaning your DVDs. To
access help files, see page 32.
CHECK FOR INTERRUPT REQUEST CONFLICTS See page 65.
RUN CHECK DISK
1 Click the Start button and click My Computer.
2 Right-click the drive letter (local disk) that you want to scan for errors, and then click
Properties.
3 Click the Tools tab.
4 Under Error-checking, click Check Now.
5 Click Start.
CHECK THE TELEPHONE LINE CONNECTION Verify that the telephone line is connected
to the jack on the modem. (The jack has either a green label or a connector-shaped icon next to it.)
Ensure that you hear a click when you insert the telephone line connector into the modem.
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