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Dell Dimension 8400 - Hard Drive Problems; E-Mail, Modem, and Internet Problems

Dell Dimension 8400
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Solving Problems 37
Problems writing to a CD/DVD-RW drive
Hard drive problems
E-Mail, Modem, and Internet Problems
CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions
located in the Product Information Guide.
NOTE: Connect the modem to an analog telephone jack only. The modem does not operate while it is
connected to a digital telephone network.
CLOSE OTHER PROGRAMS The CD/DVD-RW drive must receive a steady stream of data when
writing. If the stream is interrupted, an error occurs. Try closing all programs before you write to the
CD/DVD-RW.
TURN OFF STANDBY MODE IN WINDOWS BEFORE WRITING TO A CD/DVD-RW DISC See
"Standby Mode" on page 31 or search for the keyword standby in Windows Help (see page 10) for
information on power management modes.
RUN CHECK DISK
1
Click the
Start
button and click
My Computer
.
2
Right-click
Local Disk C:
.
3
Click
Properties
.
4
Click the
Tools
tab.
5
Under
Error-checking
, click
Check Now
.
6
Click
Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors
.
7
Click
Start
.
CHECK THE MICROSOFT OUTLOOK
®
EXPRESS SECURITY SETTINGS If you cannot open your
e-mail attachments:
1
In Outlook Express, click
Tools
, click
Options
, and then click
Security
.
2
Click
Do not allow attachments
to remove the checkmark.

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