- 1). Open the CD/DVD drive of the Dell Inspiron B130 and make sure the DVD is completely inserted into the disc drive. (Push the disc down completely in the rotating spindle of the drive.) If the DVD is off the drive, the computer will be unable to read any data written on the disc.
- 2). Inspect the underside of the DVD. If the DVD is dirty or scratched, the computer will be unable to read the written information. Clean off the DVD with a damp cloth, allow it time to dry and then place it back into the DVD drive.
- 3). Insert the DVD into a different computer to see whether the system reads the disc. If the other computer does not read the disc, the issue is likely with how the original computer wrote the disc; it is not with the Dell Inspiron B130.
- 4). Insert data DVDs created on other Windows computers (not Mac computers) into the Dell Inspiron B130. Mac DVDs are often formatted differently, and Windows computers may be unable to read the information. (This is especially true with older computers, such as the Dell Inspiron B130.)
- 5). Restart the Dell Inspirion B130. It is possible for the computer to load incorrectly, causing some hardware to not function properly, including the DVD drive.
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