Gateway NX100X - Core Solo 1.06 GHz, Reference Manual

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CHAPTER 9 : Troubleshooting
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Try a different disc. Occasionally discs are flawed and
cannot be read by the drive.
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Some music CDs have copy protection software. You
may not be able to play these CDs on your notebook.
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Your notebook may be experiencing some temporary
memory problems. Shut down and restart your
notebook.
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Clean the disc. For more information, see “Cleaning CDs
or DVDs” on page 68 .
An audio CD does not produce sound
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Make sure that the CD label is facing up, then try again.
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Some music CDs have copy protection software. You
may not be able to play these CDs on your notebook.
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Make sure that the volume control on your notebook
is turned up. For more information about using your
volume control, see
“Adjusting the volume” on page 31 .
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Make sure that the Windows volume control is turned
up. For instructions on how to adjust the volume control
in Windows, see
“Adjusting the volume” on page 31 .
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Make sure that Mute controls are turned off.
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If you are using the built-in speakers, make sure that
nothing is plugged into the headphone jack. For the
location of the headphone jack, see
“Right” on page 9 .
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If you are using headphones, make sure that they are
plugged in and turned on.
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If you are using powered speakers, make sure that they
are plugged in and turned on.
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Clean the disc. For more information, see “Cleaning CDs
or DVDs” on page 68 .
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Your notebook may be experiencing some temporary
memory problems. Shut down and restart your
notebook.
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Reinstall the audio device drivers. For more information,
see
“Recovering pre-installed software and drivers” on
page 69 .
A DVD movie will not play
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Make sure that the label or side you want to play is
facing up, then try again.
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Make sure that you have an external DVD drive.
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Shut down and restart your notebook.
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Clean the DVD. For more information, see “Cleaning CDs
or DVDs” on page 68 .