Dell Dimension 4500S - Manual (Page 28)

28 S o l v i n g Pr o b l e m s
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CD drive problems
HINT: High-speed CD
drive vibration is normal
and may cause noise. This
does not indicate a defect
in the drive or the CD.
C LEAN THE DRIVE — Use a commercially available cleaning kit.
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.
T EST THE DRIVE WITH ANOTHER C D — Insert another CD to eliminate
the possibility that the original CD is defective.
C HECK THE SPEAKERS AND SUBWOOFER — See "Sound and Speaker
Problems" on page 43.
E NSURE THAT W INDOWS RECOGNIZES THE DRIVE — Double-click My
Computer on the desktop. If the CD drive is not listed, perform a full scan with
your antivirus software to check for and remove viruses. Viruses can sometimes
prevent Windows from recognizing the drive.
C LEAN THE DISC — See the
Tell Me How
help file for instructions on
cleaning your CDs. To access help files, see page 26.