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Quick Reference Guide
T
E S T T H E D R I V E
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• Insert another disc to eliminate the possibility that the original drive is defective.
• Insert a bootable floppy disk and restart the computer.
C
L E A N T H E D R I V E O R D I S K
— See "Cleaning Your Computer" on page 23.
C
H E C K T H E C A B L E C O N N E C T I O N S
R
U N T H E
H
A R D W A R E
T
R O U B L E S H O O T E R
— See "Restoring Your Operating System"
in your User’s Guide .
R
U N T H E
D
E L L
D
I A G N O S T I C S
— See "Dell Diagnostics" on page 33.
Optical Drive Problems
NOTE:
High-speed optical drive vibration is normal and may cause noise, which
does not indicate a defect in the drive or the disc.
NOTE: Because of different regions worldwide and different disc formats, not all
DVD titles work in all DVD drives.
A
D J U S T T H E
W
I N D O W S V O L U M E C O N T R O L
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• Click the speaker icon in the lower-right corner of your screen.
• Ensure that the volume is turned up by clicking the slidebar and dragging it up.
• Ensure that the sound is not muted by clicking any boxes that are checked.
C
H E C K T H E S P E A K E R S A N D S U B W O O F E R
— See "Sound and Speaker Problems" on
page 49.
Problems Writing to an Optical Drive
C
L O S E O T H E R P R O G R A M S
— The optical drive must receive a steady stream of data
during the writing process. If the stream is interrupted, an error occurs. Try closing all
programs before you write to the optical.
T
U R N O F F S T A N D B Y M O D E I N
W
I N D O W S B E F O R E W R I T I N G T O A D I S C
—
Search for
the keyword standby in Windows Help and Support for information on power
management modes.
Hard Drive Problems
R
U N
C
H E C K
D
I S K
—
Windows XP :
1
Click Start and click My Computer .
2
Right-click Local Disk C: .
3
Click Properties
→
Tools
→
Check Now .
4
Click Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors and click Start .