Maintenance and Service Guide

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CD-ROM or DVD devices are not detected or driver is not loaded.
Cause Solution
Drive is not connected properly or not properly congured. See the documentation that came with the optional device.
Movie will not play in the DVD drive.
Cause Solution
Movie might be regionalized for a dierent country. See the documentation that came with the DVD drive.
Decoder software is not installed. Install decoder software.
Damaged media. Replace media.
Movie rating locked out by parental lock. Use DVD software to remove parental lock.
Media installed upside down. Reinstall media.
Cannot eject compact disc (tray-load unit).
Cause Solution
Disc not properly seated in the drive. Turn o the computer and insert a thin metal rod into the
emergency eject hole and push rmly. Slowly pull the tray out
from the drive until the tray is fully extended, then remove
the disc.
CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, or DVD-R/RW drive cannot read a disc or takes too long to start.
Cause Solution
Media is corrupt. Try dierent media to conrm whether media is valid.
Media has been inserted upside down. Reinsert the media with the label facing up.
The DVD-ROM drive takes longer to start because it has to
determine the type of media played, such as audio or video.
Wait at least 30 s to let the DVD-ROM drive determine the type of
media being played. If the disc still does not start, read the other
solutions listed for this topic.
CD or DVD disc is dirty. Clean CD or DVD with a CD cleaning kit, available from most
computer stores.
Windows does not detect the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. 1. Use Device Manager to remove or uninstall the device.
To access Device Manager in Windows 10, type device
manager in the taskbar search box, and then select Device
Manager from the list of applications.
2. Restart the computer and let Windows detect the CD or DVD
driver.
96 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting without diagnostics