Troubleshooting an optical drive
Prerequisite
CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certied service technician. You should only perform troubleshooting and simple
repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team.
Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions
that are shipped with your product.
Steps
1 Try using a dierent CD or DVD.
2 If the problem is not resolved, enter System Setup and ensure that the integrated SATA controller and the drive's SATA port are
enabled.
3 Run the appropriate diagnostic test.
4 Turn o the system and attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet.
5 If installed, remove the bezel.
6 Remove the system cover.
7 Ensure that the interface cable is securely connected to the optical drive and to the controller.
8 Ensure that a power cable is properly connected to the drive.
9 Install the system cover.
Next step
If the problem persists, see the Getting help section.
Troubleshooting a drive or SSD
Prerequisites
CAUTION
: This troubleshooting procedure can erase data stored on the drive. Before you proceed, back up all les on the drive.
CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certied service technician. You should only perform troubleshooting and simple
repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team.
Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions
that are shipped with your product.
Steps
1 Run the appropriate diagnostic test. See the Using system diagnostics section.
Depending on the results of the diagnostics test, proceed as required through the following steps.
2 If your system has a RAID controller and your drives are congured in a RAID array, perform the following steps:
a Restart the system and press F10 during system startup to run the Dell Lifecycle Controller, and then run the Hardware
Conguration wizard to check the RAID conguration.
See the Dell Lifecycle Controller documentation or online help for information about RAID conguration.
b Ensure that the drives are congured correctly for the RAID array.
c Take the drive oine and reseat the drive.
d Exit the conguration utility and allow the system to boot to the operating system.
3 Ensure that the needed device drivers for your controller card are installed and are congured correctly. For more information, see the
operating system documentation.
4 Restart the system and enter the System Setup.
5 Verify that the controller is enabled and the drives are displayed in the System Setup.
Next step
If the problem persists, see the Getting help section.
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