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www.dell.com | support.dell.com TEST THE DRIVE - • Insert another disk to eliminate the possibility that the original floppy disk is defective. • Insert a bootable floppy disk and reboot the computer. ENSURE THAT THE DISK IS NOT FULL OR WRITE-PROTECTED - Ensure that the disk has available space and that it is not write-protected (locked). See the following figure. back of floppy disk write-protected not writeprotected NOTICE: Do not attempt to clean drive heads with a swab. You may accidentally misalign the heads, which can render the drive inoperable. CLEAN THE DRIVE - Use a commercially available cleaning kit. CD drive problems NOTE: High-speed CD drive vibration is normal and may cause noise, which does not indicate a defect in the drive or the CD. 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. 22 Solving Problems

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Solving Problems
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NOTICE:
Do not attempt to clean drive heads with a swab. You may accidentally misalign the heads,
which can render the drive inoperable
.
CD drive problems
NOTE:
High-speed CD drive vibration is normal and may cause noise, which does not indicate a defect in
the drive or the CD.
T
EST
THE
DRIVE
—
•
Insert another disk to eliminate the possibility that the original floppy disk is defective.
•
Insert a bootable floppy disk and reboot the computer.
E
NSURE
THAT
THE
DISK
IS
NOT
FULL
OR
WRITE
-
PROTECTED
—
Ensure that the disk has available space and
that it is not write-protected (locked). See the following figure.
C
LEAN
THE
DRIVE
—
Use a commercially available cleaning kit.
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.
not write-
protected
back of floppy disk
write-protected