Troubleshooting Drives, PC Cards and Peripheral Devices
Troubleshooting Drives, PC Cards and Peripheral Devices
My floppy disk drive icon doesn’t appear even though it is connected.
❑Make sure that the floppy disk drive is properly connected. Wait a few moments to allow the computer to recognize the drive.
❑Close all open applications and restart your computer with the connected floppy disk drive. Make sure that there is no floppy disk in the floppy disk drive, in order for the computer to start up correctly.
My optical drive is not playing my disc properly.
❑Make sure the optical drive is inserted correctly into the PC Card slot or i.LINK port.
❑Make sure the label of the disc is facing up.
❑If the disc requires software, make sure the software is installed according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
❑A dirty or damaged disc may cause the computer to stop responding while it tries to read the disc. If necessary, restart the computer, remove the disc, and then check it for dirt or damage.
❑If you see video but can not hear audio, check all of the following:
❑Check that your optical drive does not have the mute setting enabled.
❑Check the volume setting in the audio mixer.
❑If you are using external speakers, check the volume settings, and then check the connections between your external speakers and the computer.
❑Click Start, point to Control Panel , click Performance and Maintenance, then click System, select Hardware, and click Device Manager. Check that the correct drivers are installed properly.
❑Check that digital CD audio is enabled for your optical drive. Do the following steps:
1 Click Start, point to Control Panel, click Performance and Maintenance, and then click System. The System Properties window appears.
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