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www.dell.com | support.dell.com C H E C K F O R H A R D W A R E I N C O M P A T I B I L I T I E S - See page 70. R U N T H E D E L L D I A G N O S T I C S - See page 51. CD and DVD drive problems NOTE: High-speed CD or DVD drive vibration is normal and may cause noise, which does not indicate a defect in the drive or the CD or DVD. NOTE: Because of different regions worldwide and different disc formats, not all DVD titles work in all DVD drives. If there is no audio ADJUST THE WINDOWS VOLUME CONTROL - • Click the speaker icon in the lower-right corner of your screen. • Ensure that the volume is turned up by clicking the slidebar and dragging it up. • Ensure that the sound is not muted by clicking any boxes that are checked. C H E C K T H E S P E A K E R S A N D S U B W O O F E R - See page 65. If you hear an unfamiliar scraping or grinding sound • Ensure that the sound is not caused by the program that is running. • Ensure that the disk or disc is inserted properly. Hard drive problems A L L O W T H E C O M P U T E R T O C O O L B E F O R E T U R N I N G I T O N - A hot hard drive may prevent the operating system from starting. Try allowing the computer to return to room temperature before turning it on. 54 Solving Problems

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Solving Problems
www.dell.com | support.dell.com
CD and DVD drive problems
NOTE:
High-speed CD or DVD drive vibration is normal and may cause noise, which does not indicate a
defect in the drive or the CD or DVD.
NOTE:
Because of different regions worldwide and different disc formats, not all DVD titles work in all
DVD drives.
If there is no audio
If you hear an unfamiliar scraping or grinding sound
Hard drive problems
C
HECK
FOR
HARDWARE
INCOMPATIBILITIES
—
See page 70.
R
UN
THE
D
ELL
D
IAGNOSTICS
—
See page 51.
A
DJUST
THE
W
INDOWS
VOLUME
CONTROL
—
•
Click the speaker icon in the lower-right corner of your screen.
•
Ensure that the volume is turned up by clicking the slidebar and dragging it up.
•
Ensure that the sound is not muted by clicking any boxes that are checked.
C
HECK
THE
SPEAKERS
AND
SUBWOOFER
—
See page 65.
•
Ensure that the sound is not caused by the program that is running.
•
Ensure that the disk or disc is inserted properly.
A
LLOW
THE
COMPUTER
TO
COOL
BEFORE
TURNING
IT
ON
—
A hot hard drive may prevent the
operating system from starting. Try allowing the computer to return to room temperature before turning
it on.