Dell PP10L owner manual If you cannot eject the CD, CD-RW, or DVD drive tray

E N S U R E T H A T W I N D O W S ® R E C O G N I Z E S T H E D R I V E — Click the Start button and click My Computer. If the drive is not listed, perform a full scan with your antivirus software to check for and remove viruses. Viruses can sometimes prevent Windows from recognizing the drive. Insert a bootable disk and restart

the computer. Verify that the light is blinking, indicating normal operation.

TR Y A N O T H E R D I S C — Insert another disc to eliminate the possibility that the original disc is defective.

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 — 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.

I D E N T I F Y T H E D I S C T H A T I S N O T P L A Y I N G — If you have one CD, CD-RW, or DVD in the fixed drive device and one in the module bay device:

1 Click the Start button and click My Computer.

2 Double-click the drive letter of the device that you are verifying.

R EINSTALL THE DRIVE

1 Save and close any open files, exit any open programs, and shut down the computer.

2 Remove the drive. See page 41 for instructions.

3 Reinstall the drive.

4 Turn on the computer.

C LEAN THE DRIVE OR DISC — See "Cleaning Your Computer" in the Dell Inspiron Help file for instructions. To access the help file, see page 9.

If you cannot eject the CD, CD-RW, or DVD drive tray

1 Ensure that the computer is turned off.

2 Straighten a paper clip and insert one end into the eject hole at the front of the drive; push firmly until the tray is partially ejected.

3 Gently pull out the tray until it stops.

Using CDs, DVDs, and other Multimedia

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