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Question posted by Car9fir on February 14th, 2014

Dell Xps M1530 Will Not Recognize Cd/dvd Drive

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Owner's Manual - Page 5

... the Battery 48 Storing a Battery 49 6 Using Multimedia 51 Playing Media 51 Playing Media Using Dell Travel Remote 52 Copying CD, DVD, and Blu-ray Disc™ (BD) Media 54 How to Copy a CD, DVD or BD 54 Using Blank CD, DVD, and BD Media 55 Helpful Tips 56 Adjusting the Volume 57 Adjusting the Picture 58...

Owner's Manual - Page 8

Dell Network Assistant 96 DellConnect 96 Drive Problems 97 Optical drive problems 97 Hard drive problems 98 E-Mail, Modem, and Internet ... an earlier Microsoft® Windows® operating system . . . . . 108 A solid blue screen appears 108 Dell MediaDirect problems 108 Other software problems 109 Memory Problems 110 Network Problems 110 Mobile Broadband (Wireless Wide Area Network [WWAN...

Owner's Manual - Page 27

... activate and use the touch pad to fingerprint scanning - To enroll your Dell™ computer secure. Fingerprint Tutorial - HTML-based help For information on page 86. M E D I A C O N T R O L B U T T O N S - T O U C H P A D B U T T O N S - A port on the front of a mouse (see "Touch Pad" on page 39). Control CD, DVD, Blu-ray Disc™ (BD), and Media Player playback. When you...

Owner's Manual - Page 54

... to continue. The DVD drives and BD drives installed in Dell computers do not support HD-DVD media. NOTE: Copying a BD-R to BD-RE does not produce an exact copy. 1 Click Start → All Programs→ Roxio Creator→ Projects→ Copy. 2 Under the Copy tab, click Copy Disc. 3 To copy the CD, DVD or BD: •...

Owner's Manual - Page 55

... if you plan to erase, rewrite, or update information on that disc later. CD-Writable/DVD-ROM Drives Media Type CD-R CD-RW Read Yes Yes Write Yes Yes Rewritable No Yes DVD-Writable Drives and Combo Drives Media Type CD-R CD-RW DVD+R DVD-R DVD+RW DVD-RW DVD+R DL DVD-R DL Read Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Write Yes Yes Yes...

Owner's Manual - Page 56

... player, see the documentation provided with your BD player or contact the manufacturer. • Do not burn a blank CD-R or CD-RW to its maximum capacity; Blu-ray Drives Media Type CD-R CD-RW DVD+R DVD-R DVD+RW DVD-RW DVD+R DL DVD-R DL BD-R BD-RE Read Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Write Yes Yes...

Owner's Manual - Page 91

...in even intervals until you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to highlight CD/DVD/CD-RW, and then press . If multiple versions are listed, select the version appropriate for extended...the Drivers and Utilities menu, and then press . 6 Select Run the 32 Bit Dell Diagnostics from the menu that appears, and then press . 5 Type 1 to the devices specified in the system...

Owner's Manual - Page 97

... before you complete these checks. ENSURE THAT MICROSOFT® WINDOWS® RECOGNIZES THE DRIVE - • Click Start and click Computer. TEST THE DRIVE - • Insert another floppy disk, CD, DVD, or BD to an optical drive C LOSE OTHER PROGRAMS - Optical drive problems NOTE: High-speed optical drive vibration is defective. • Insert a bootable floppy disk and restart the...

Owner's Manual - Page 98

...L O W E R R A T E - Hard drive problems A L L O W T H E C O ...drive may appear. Therefore, the steps in the Product Information Guide. Try allowing the computer to return to remove the checkmark. CHECK THE TELEPHONE LINE CONNECTION CHECK THE TELEPHONE JACK 98 Troubleshooting If you cannot open your CD, DVD, or BD creation software. You can purchase an external modem through Dell...

Owner's Manual - Page 100

...Dell Diagnostics (see "Dell Diagnostics" on page 71). AU X I L I L U R E - The touch pad or external mouse may be faulty. Enable the Pointing Device option in the Product Information Guide. Ensure that was running when the message appeared. C A C H E D I S A B L E D D U E T O F A I A R Y DEVICE FAILURE - C D D R I V E C O N T R O L L E R F A I L A B L E M E M O R Y - The CD drive...

Owner's Manual - Page 108

... documentation or on a floppy disk or CD. A program is no longer responding. 3 Click End Task. This feature takes advantage of the special processing in Windows that is designed for at least 8 to access Dell MediaDirect Help. VIDEO QUALITY PROBLEMS - If you run when you purchased a DVD drive with your mouse, press and hold the...

Owner's Manual - Page 127

... the devices specified in the system setup program. 5 When the boot device list appears, highlight CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive, and then press . 6 Press any key to Boot from CD-ROM. 7 Follow the instructions on page 158. See "Contacting Dell" on the screen to wait until you see the Microsoft Windows desktop, then shut down your...

Owner's Manual - Page 171

... use this procedure to boot the Dell Diagnostics on the diagnostics utility partition on your computer, including but not limited to the following: • Diskette Drive • Internal HDD • USB Storage Device • CD/DVD/CD-RW drive • Modular bay HDD NOTE:..., and then enable or disable the device or change its order in your hard drive). 1 Shut down the list. Appendix 171

Owner's Manual - Page 176

... in compliance with the FCC regulations: Product name: Model number: Company name: Dell™ XPS™ M1530 PP28L Dell Inc. The following measures: • Reorient the receiving antenna. • Relocate...uses only unless otherwise authorized by U.S. Worldwide Regulatory Compliance & Environmental Affairs One Dell Way Round Rock, TX 78682 USA 512-338-4400 Macrovision Product Notice This...

Owner's Manual - Page 178

...amounts of data: five times the storage capacity of a DVD and can be either a reserved section of the devices from ... to automatically recognize each other. A disk that you understand what effect these settings have a bootable CD or floppy ...on a dual-layer disc. BD-RE - In case your hard drive is an optical disc format jointly developed by your computer. cache -...

Owner's Manual - Page 179

...Key or Product ID. CD-RW drive - CD-RW/DVD drive - The speed, given in MHz, that indicates how fast computer components that allows certain software applications to be external to a CD-RW disc, and then... can either be controlled by the Dell Travel Remote in -line memory module - You can write to CD-RW discs multiple times, but you can write to CD-R discs only once. Consumer IR...

Owner's Manual - Page 186

Three types of optical drives include CD drives, DVD drives, CD-RW drives, and CD-RW/DVD combo drives. 186 Glossary You typically use your cellular service provider. See media bay. Access times of storage devices are often measured in the same varied locations from CDs, DVDs, or DVD+RWs. A network adapter is also referred to the Internet and exchange e-mail. nanosecond - A measure ...

Owner's Manual - Page 195

... CD blank, 55 CD-RW drive problems, 97 drive problems..., 97 Check Disk, 98 cleaning display, 172 keyboard, 172 media, 173 mouse, 173 touch pad, 173 computer crashes, 107-108 restore to previous operating state, 123 slow performance, 99, 109 specifications, 159 stops responding, 107 connecting audio device, 59 Mobile Broadband network, 80 TV, 59 contacting Dell...

Owner's Manual - Page 196

copying CDs helpful tips, 56 how to, 54 copying DVDs helpful tips, 56 how to, 54 D Dell contacting, 158 Dell Diagnostics about, 89 starting from the Drivers and Utilities media, 91 starting from your hard drive, 90 Dell MediaDirect about, 26 problems, 108 Dell support site, 15 DellConnect, 154 Device Driver Rollback, 119 device latch release description, 36...

Owner's Manual - Page 198

... problems, 112 setting up, 21 USB, 22 problems blue screen, 108 CD drive, 97 CD-RW drive, 97 computer crashes, 107-108 computer does not start up, 107 computer stops responding, 107 Dell Diagnostics, 89 Dell MediaDirect, 108 drives, 97 DVD drive, 97 error messages, 100 hard drive, 98 IEEE 1394 connector, 105 keyboard, 106 lockups, 107 198 Index memory...