Dell OptiPlex 360 (Late 2008) - Manual (Page 143)

Troubleshooting 143
NOTE: Because of different regions worldwide and different disc formats, not all
DVD titles work in all DVD drives.
A
D J U ST T H E
W
INDO WS V O L U M E C O N T R O L
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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.
C
H E C K T H E S PE A K E R S A N D S U B W O O F E R
— See "Sound and Speaker Problems" on
page 153.
Problems writing to an optical drive
C
L O S E O T H ER 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.
T
URN O F F S T A N D B Y M O D E I N
W
I N D O W S B E F O R E W RI T I N G T O A D I S C
— See the
Dell Technology Guide on your computer or at support.dell.com, or search for the
keyword standby in Windows Help and Support for information on power
management modes.
Hard drive problems
R
U N
C
HECK
D
I S K
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Windows XP:
1 Click Start and click My Computer.
2 Right-click Local Disk C:.
3 Click PropertiesTools Check 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Tools Check 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.