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www.dell.com | support.dell.com If you 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 56. 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. RUN CHECK DISK - 1 Click the Start button and click My Computer. 2 Right-click Local Disk C:. 3 Click Properties. 4 Click the Tools tab. 5 Under Error-checking, click Check Now. 6 Click Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors. 7 Click Start. E-Mail, Modem, and Internet Problems CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the Product Information Guide. NOTE: Connect the modem to an analog telephone jack only. The modem does not operate while it is connected to a digital telephone network. 46 Solving Problems

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Solving Problems
www.dell.com | support.dell.com
If you there is no audio
If you hear an unfamiliar scraping or grinding sound
Hard drive problems
E-Mail, Modem, and Internet Problems
CAUTION:
Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the
Product Information Guide
.
NOTE:
Connect the modem to an analog telephone jack only. The modem does not operate while it is
connected to a digital telephone network.
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 56.
•
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.
R
UN
C
HECK
D
ISK
—
1
Click the
Start
button and click
My Computer
.
2
Right-click
Local Disk C:
.
3
Click
Properties
.
4
Click the
Tools
tab.
5
Under
Error-checking
, click
Check Now
.
6
Click
Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors
.
7
Click
Start
.