| Problem |
Solution |
| Disc tray cannot be opened |
|
| Drive is not recognized by system |
- Is the drive connected properly? Are all cables plugged
in properly. (e.g. Power Cable, Interface Cable and Audio Cables).
- Are the drive configuration jumpers on the
DVD-R/-RW Combo drive set properly?
- Is the software driver loaded? On a step-by-step (F8) Boot of the system is the
DVD-R/-RW Combo drive
recognized?
(BIOS / DOS reports "device driver not found" or "no valid drivers
selected."). If not, Contact Technical Support.
- Has the DVD-R/-RW Combo drive software driver been corrupted by a virus. Run a Virus Scan
program and repair if possible. Contact Technical Support if the Virus
renders the DVD-R/-RW Combo drive software drivers not useable.
|
| Drive is not recognized by system during Boot process, but is recognized by the
Operating System (i.e. XP, Win2000, Win 98, Win NT, etc.) |
- Is the DVD-R/-RW Combo drive software driver loaded? On a step-by-step (F8) Boot of the system
is theDVD-R/-RW Combo drive recognized?
(BIOS / DOS reports "device driver not found" or "no valid
DVD-R/-RW drivers selected."). If not, Contact Technical Support.
- Has the Windows DVD-R/-RW Combo drive software driver program been corrupted by a virus. Run a
Virus Scan program and repair if possible. Contact Technical Support if the Virus
renders the software drivers not useable.
|
| BUSY Indicator LED flashes slowly |
- The disc may be dirty. Clean it with a soft damp
cloth. Avoid cleaning the disc using a circular motion. The disc should be wiped in a
radial direction. That is, from the inner side outward.
- The laser lens may have become cloudy or blocked by particulate matter. Please contact Technical Support.
|
| BUSY Indicator LED is constantly ON |
|
| DVD-ROM can not play a DVD in the drive or certain types of CD media (i.e.
CD-plus, etc.) |
- Is the DVD-R/-RW Combo drive driver loaded
- Is the DVD disc the correct format for
the type of system that you are using? (i.e. on a PC an ISO9660 IBM compatible PC format
as opposed to Apple/Mac HFS disc or UNIX disc formats which will not function).
- Do you have the correct software
applications program/drivers installed to run a DVD disc?
- Has the Windows DVD-R/-RW Combo drive software
driver program been corrupted by a virus. Run a Virus Scan program and repair if possible.
Contact Technical Support if
the Virus renders the software drivers not useable.
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