Audio
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No sound is | Volume is muted. | Press the Mute button on the keyboard to see if the mute |
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| 1 Click Start, and then click Control Panel. |
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| 2 Click Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices, if it is |
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| Devices. |
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| 3 Click the Mute check box to remove the check mark from |
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| the box. |
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| Volume is turned down. | Use the keyboard controls to increase the volume. |
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| Speakers are turned off. | Check whether speakers are turned on. |
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| Speaker cables are not | Turn off your PC, and reconnect the speakers. |
| properly connected. |
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| PC is in standby mode. | Press the Standby button (select models only) or press the Esc |
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| key on the keyboard to resume from standby mode. |
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| A passive speaker system is | Replace the speaker system with an active speaker system. |
| being used. | Active speakers have a power cord and On button, and |
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| connect to the Audio Out (green) connector on the PC. |
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| Headphones are plugged in. | Unplug the headphones. |
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CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, or DVD Writer Drive
Symptom | Problem | Solution | ||
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| Disc is upside down in the drive | Reinsert the disc with the label facing up. | ||
tray. |
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DVD+RW/+R drive |
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DVD drive takes longer to start | Wait at least 30 seconds to let the DVD drive determine the | |||
cannot read a disc or | ||||
because it has to determine | type of media. If it still does not start, read the other | |||
takes too long to start. | ||||
media type being played. | solutions listed in this topic. | |||
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| Disc is dirty. | Clean the disc with a CD cleaning kit, available from most | ||
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| PC stores. | ||
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| Windows does not detect | Driver program may be corrupted. Force the software to | ||
| reinstall it by doing the following: | |||
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| 1 | Click Start, and then click Control Panel. | |
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| 2 | Click Performance and Maintenance, if it is | |
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| present, and then | |
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| 3 | Click the Hardware tab, and then click the Device | |
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| Manager button. | |
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| 4 | Click the plus sign (+) next to the | |
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| and select the problem drive. | |
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| 5 | Click the Action menu item, and select Uninstall. | |
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| Click OK. | |
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| 6 | Restart your PC: Click Start, click Turn Off | |
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| Computer, and then click Restart. | |
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