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Solving Problems, Sound and Speaker Problems - hard drive

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2 Solving Problems Finding Solutions 26 Accessing Help Files 28 Power Problems 28 Start-Up Error Messages 29 Video and Display Problems 30 If the display is blank 30 If the display is difficult to read 30 Sound and Speaker Problems 31 Integrated Speakers 31 External Speakers 31 Printer Problems 32 If you cannot print to a parallel port printer 32 If you cannot print to a USB printer 33 Modem Problems 33 Scanner Problems 34 Touch Pad Problems 35 External Keyboard Problems 35 Unexpected Characters 35 Drive Problems 36 If you cannot save a file to a floppy disk 36 If you cannot play a music CD or install a program from a CD 37 If you cannot play a DVD movie 38 If the CD-RW drive stops writing 38 If you have a hard drive problem 38 Network Problems 39 4 Contents

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Contents
2
Solving Problems
Finding Solutions
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26
Accessing Help Files
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
28
Power Problems
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
28
Start-Up Error Messages
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
29
Video and Display Problems
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
30
If the display is blank
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
30
If the display is difficult to read
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
30
Sound and Speaker Problems
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
31
Integrated Speakers
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
31
External Speakers
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
31
Printer Problems
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
32
If you cannot print to a parallel port printer
. . . . . . . . . .
32
If you cannot print to a USB printer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
33
Modem Problems
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
33
Scanner Problems
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
34
Touch Pad Problems
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35
External Keyboard Problems
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35
Unexpected Characters
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35
Drive Problems
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
36
If you cannot save a file to a floppy disk
. . . . . . . . . . . .
36
If you cannot play a music CD
or install a program from a CD
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
37
If you cannot play a DVD movie
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
38
If the CD-RW drive stops writing
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
38
If you have a hard drive problem
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38
Network Problems
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39