Dell 2350 No sound from headphones, Check the Enable digital CD audio for this CD-ROM device box

TE S T T H E E L E C T R I C A L O U T L E T — Ensure that the electrical outlet is working by testing it with another device, such as a lamp.

EN A B L E D I G I T A L M O D E — Your speakers do not work if the CD drive is operating in analog mode. To enable digital mode:

1 Click the Start button, click Control Panel, and then click Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices. 2 Click Sounds and Audio Devices.

3 Click the Hardware tab.

4 Double-click the name of your CD drive. 5 Click the Properties tab.

6 Check the Enable digital CD audio for this CD-ROM device box.

EL I M I N A T E P O S S I B L E I N T E R F E R E N C E — Turn off nearby fans, fluorescent lights, or halogen lamps to check for interference.

R U N T H E S P E A K E R D I A G N O S T I C S — Some speaker systems have self- diagnostics. See the speaker documentation for diagnostics instructions.

RE I N S T A L L T H E A U D I O (S O U N D ) D R I V E R — See page 60.

CH E C K F O R I N T E R R U P T R E Q U E S T C O N F L I C T S — See page 63.

No sound from headphones

CH E C K T H E H E A D P H O N E C A B L E C O N N E C T I O N — Ensure that the headphone cable is securely inserted into the headphone connector (see page 68).

AD J U S T T H E WI N D O W S V O L U M E C O N T R O L — Click or double-click the speaker icon in the lower-right corner of your screen. Ensure that the volume is turned up and that the sound is not muted.

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