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Quick Reference Guide 47
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 media.
NOTE: Because of different regions worldwide and different disc formats, not all
DVD titles work in all DVD drives.
A
DJUST THE WINDOWS 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.
CHECK THE SPEAKERS AND SUBWOOFER See "Sound and Speaker Problems" on
page 58.
Problems writing to an optical drive
CLOSE OTHER PROGRAMS The optical drive must receive a steady stream of data
during the writing process. If the stream is interrupted, an error occurs. Try closing all
programs before you write to the optical drive.
T
URN OFF STANDBY MODE IN WINDOWS BEFORE WRITING TO A DISC Search for
the keyword standby in Windows Help and Support for information on power
management modes.
Hard drive problems
RUN CHECK DISK
Windows XP:
1
Click
Start and click My Computer
.
2
Right-click
Local Disk C:
.
3
Click
Properties
Tools
Check Now
.
4
Click
Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors and click Start
.
Windows Vista:
1
Click
Start
and click
Computer
.
2
Right-click
Local Disk C:
.
3
Click
Properties
Tools
Check Now
.
The
User Account Control
window may appear. If you are an administrator on the
computer, click
Continue
; otherwise, contact your administrator to continue the
desired action.
4
Follow the instructions on the screen.