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Drive Problems CD drive problems 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 - 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. TE S T T H E D R I V E W I T H A N O T H E R C D - Insert another CD to eliminate the possibility that the original CD is defective. 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 "Sound and Speaker Problems" on page 54. 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 then click My Computer. If the CD 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. C L E A N THE D IS C - See the Tell Me How help file for instructions on cleaning your CDs. To access help files, see page 38. C H E C K F O R I N T E R R U P T R E Q U E S T C O N F L I C T S - See page 70. HINT: High-speed CD drive vibration is normal and may cause noise. This does not indicate a defect in the drive or the CD. So l vi n g Pro b l em s 39

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Solving Problems
39
Drive Problems
CD drive problems
HINT:
High-speed CD
drive vibration is normal
and may cause noise. This
does not indicate a defect
in the drive or the CD.
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.
T
EST
THE
DRIVE
WITH
ANOTHER
CD —
Insert another CD to eliminate
the possibility that the original CD is defective.
C
HECK
THE
SPEAKERS
AND
SUBWOOFER
—
See "Sound and Speaker
Problems" on page 54.
E
NSURE
THAT
W
INDOWS
RECOGNIZES
THE
DRIVE
—
Click the
Start
button, and then click
My Computer
. If the CD 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.
C
LEAN
THE
DISC
—
See the
Tell Me How
help file for instructions on
cleaning your CDs. To access help files, see page 38.
C
HECK
FOR
INTERRUPT
REQUEST
CONFLICTS
—
See page 70.