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n 148 N Troubleshooting What should I do if I cannot play a disc properly on my computer? ❑ Make sure the disc was inserted into the optical disc drive with the label facing up. ❑ Make sure the necessary program(s) is installed according to the manufacturer's instructions. ❑ If a disc is dirty or damaged, your computer will stop responding. Follow these steps: 1 Restart the computer by pressing the Ctrl+Alt+Delete keys, and selecting Restart from the Shut Down menu of the Windows Task Manager window. 2 Remove the disc from the optical disc drive. 3 Check the disc for dirt or damage. If you need to clean the disc, see On Handling Discs (page 133) for instructions. ❑ If you are playing a disc and cannot hear sound, do any of the following: ❑ Double-click the Volume icon on the taskbar, and click to cancel the Volume Control Mute All and Wave Mute check boxes. ❑ Check the volume setting in the audio mixer. ❑ If you are using external speakers, check the volume settings on the speakers and the connections between the speakers and your computer. ❑ Make sure the CD audio feature is enabled and the correct driver software is installed. Follow these steps: 1 Click Start and then Control Panel. 2 Click Performance and Maintenance. 3 Click System. The System Properties window appears. 4 Select the Hardware tab, and click Device Manager in the Device Manager box. A window with a listing of your computer's hardware devices appears. If an "X" or an exclamation point appears on the listed device, you may need to enable the device or reinstall the drivers.

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Troubleshooting
What should I do if I cannot play a disc properly on my computer?
Make sure the disc was inserted into the optical disc drive with the label facing up.
Make sure the necessary program(s) is installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
If a disc is dirty or damaged, your computer will stop responding. Follow these steps:
1
Restart the computer by pressing the
Ctrl+Alt+Delete
keys, and selecting
Restart
from the
Shut Down
menu of the
Windows Task Manager
window.
2
Remove the disc from the optical disc drive.
3
Check the disc for dirt or damage. If you need to clean the disc, see
On Handling Discs
(page 133)
for instructions.
If you are playing a disc and cannot hear sound, do any of the following:
Double-click the
Volume
icon on the taskbar, and click to cancel the
Volume Control Mute All
and
Wave Mute
check
boxes.
Check the volume setting in the audio mixer.
If you are using external speakers, check the volume settings on the speakers and the connections between the
speakers and your computer.
Make sure the CD audio feature is enabled and the correct driver software is installed. Follow these steps:
1
Click
Start
and then
Control Panel
.
2
Click
Performance and Maintenance
.
3
Click
System
.
The
System Properties
window appears.
4
Select the
Hardware
tab, and click
Device Manager
in the
Device Manager
box.
A window with a listing of your computer's hardware devices appears.
If an "X" or an exclamation point appears on the listed device, you may need to enable the device or reinstall the
drivers.