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Dell Precision T3400 (Late 2007) User Manual

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Quick Reference Guide

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Optical drive problems

NOTE:

High-speed optical drive vibration is normal and may cause noise, which

does not indicate a defect in the drive or the media.

NOTE:

Because of different regions worldwide and different disc formats, not all

DVD titles work in all DVD drives.

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• 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.

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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 58.

Problems writing to an optical drive

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L O S E

O T H E R

P R O G R A M S

The optical drive must receive a steady stream of data

during the writing process. If the stream is interrupted, an error occurs. Try closing all
programs before you write to the optical drive.

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S T A N D B Y

M O D E

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B E F O R E

W R I T I N G

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D I S C

Search for

the keyword standby in Windows Help and Support for information on power
management modes.

Hard drive problems

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H E C K

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Windows XP:

1

Click Start and click My Computer.

2

Right-click Local Disk C:.

3

Click Properties

ToolsCheck Now.

4

Click Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors and click Start.

Windows Vista:

1

Click

Start

and click Computer.

2

Right-click Local Disk C:.

3

Click Properties

ToolsCheck Now.

The User Account Control window may appear. If you are an administrator on the
computer, click Continue; otherwise, contact your administrator to continue the
desired action.

4

Follow the instructions on the screen.