Troubleshooting Computer Problems

The troubleshooting tables in this section appear in the following order:

￿Audio

￿CD and DVD Drives

￿Video

￿Display (Monitor)

￿Hard Disk Drive

￿Hardware Installation

￿Internet Access

￿Keyboard and Mouse

￿Power

￿Performance

￿Miscellaneous

For more information about monitor problems, or for problems related specifically to your printer, refer to the documentation provided by the product manufacturer.

Audio

Symptom

Possible solution

 

 

No sound is produced.

Press the Mute button on the keyboard to see whether the Mute

 

feature is enabled.

 

Or

 

1 Click the Windows Vista start button, and then click

 

Control Panel.

 

2 Click Hardware and Sound, and then click Adjust

 

system volume.

 

3 If programs are muted, click the Mute button to unmute them.

 

 

 

Click the Volume icon on the task bar, or use the keyboard

 

controls to increase the volume.

 

 

 

Ensure that powered (active) speakers are turned on.

 

 

 

Turn off your computer and reconnect the speakers. Ensure that the

 

speakers are connected to an audio connector, not a Line In or

 

headphone connector.

 

 

 

Press the Sleep button (select models only) or the Esc key on the

 

keyboard, to resume from Sleep mode.

 

 

 

Unplug headphones if they are connected to your computer.

 

 

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