Dell Dimension 4700 Owner's Manual - Page 22

CD and DVD drive problems - no sound

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www.dell.com | support.dell.com TEST THE DRIVE - • Insert another floppy disk, CD, or DVD to eliminate the possibility that the original one is defective. • Insert a bootable floppy disk and restart the computer. C L E A N T H E D R I V E O R D I S K - See the Dell Dimension Help file. To access help files, see page 9. CHECK THE CABLE CONNECTIONS C H E C K F O R R U N T H E H A R D W A R E TR O U B L E S H O O T E R - See page 46. R U N T H E D E L L D I A G N O S T I C S - See page 40. 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. 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 "Sound and Speaker Problems" on page 33. Problems writing to a CD/DVD-RW drive C L O S E O T H E R P R O G R A M S - The CD/DVD-RW drive must receive a steady stream of data when writing. If the stream is interrupted, an error occurs. Try closing all programs before you write to the CD/DVD-RW. TU R N O F F S T A N D B Y M O D E I N W I N D O W S B E F O R E W R I T I N G T O A C D / D V D - R W D I S C - See the Dell Dimension Help file (see page 9) or search for the keyword standby in Windows Help (see page 10) for information on power management modes. 22 Solving Problems

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22
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.
Problems writing to a CD/DVD-RW drive
T
EST
THE
DRIVE
Insert another floppy disk, CD, or DVD to eliminate the possibility that the original one is defective.
Insert a bootable floppy disk and restart the computer.
C
LEAN
THE
DRIVE
OR
DISK
See the
Dell Dimension Help
file. T
o access help files, see page 9.
C
HECK
THE
CABLE
CONNECTIONS
C
HECK
FOR
R
UN
THE
H
ARDWARE
T
ROUBLESHOOTER
See page 46.
R
UN
THE
D
ELL
D
IAGNOSTICS
See page 40.
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 "Sound and Speaker Problems" on page 33.
C
LOSE
OTHER
PROGRAMS
The CD/DVD-RW drive must receive a steady stream of data when
writing. If the stream is interrupted, an error occurs. Try closing all programs before you write to the
CD/DVD-RW.
T
URN
OFF
S
TANDBY
MODE
IN
W
INDOWS
BEFORE
WRITING
TO
A
CD/DVD-RW
DISC
See the
Dell
Dimension Help
file (
see page 9)
or search for the keyword
standby
in Windows Help (see page 10) for
information on power management modes.