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Audio Problems
There is no sound coming from the 
The volume is turned  | Adjust the volume control on your notebook and operating system.  | 
too low.  | Use the [Fn+F9] key combination on your keyboard. Pressing [F9]  | 
  | repeatedly while holding [Fn] will increase the volume of your  | 
  | notebook.  | 
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The software volume  | Manually adjusting the volume (i.e., using the Volume button or  | 
control is set too low.  | keyboard "hot keys") should dynamically adjust the volume of the  | 
  | operating (see above). If that doesn’t work, adjust the sound vol-  | 
  | ume control settings in your software or application.  | 
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Headphones are  | Plugging in headphones disables the   | 
plugged into your  | the headphones.  | 
notebook.  | 
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Software driver is not  | The Audio Driver may be installed or reinstalled by using the  | 
configured correctly.  | Drivers and Applications CD that came with your LifeBook. Refer  | 
  | to your application and operating system documentation for help.  | 
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The speakers have  | Click on the Volume icon in the tool tray on the bottom right of  | 
been muted using the  | the screen. (It looks like a speaker). If the Mute box is checked,  | 
Volume icon in the sys-  | click on it to uncheck it. Pressing the [F3] key while holding the  | 
tem tray.  | [Fn] key will also toggle the audio on and off.  | 
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Optical Drive Problems
LifeBook notebook fails to recognize DVD/CD- 
The disc is not pushed  | Open optical drive tray and   | 
down onto raised center  | 
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circle of the drive.  | 
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Optical drive tray is not  | Push on the front of the optical drive tray until it latches. If that  | 
latched shut.  | doesn’t work, pull out the modular drive latch to remove the device  | 
  | from the bay, then   | 
  | that the drive is properly seated.  | 
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DVD Player software  | Install DVD Player software. (See “Using the Optical Player Soft-  | 
not installed properly.  | ware” on page 60 for more information.)  | 
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