Dell Dimension 2200 - Manual (Page 38)

38 Solving Problems
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If you cannot play a music CD or install a program from a CD
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 A NN OT S A V E FIL E S T O A F L O P P Y D I S K — Ensure that the floppy disk is
not full or write-protected (locked). See the following illustration.
not write-
protected
back of floppy disk
write-protected
E NSU R E T H A T W IN D O W S R EC O G NI Z E S T H E D R IV E — In Windows XP,
click the speaker icon in the lower-right corner of your screen. In Windows 2000,
double-click the My Computer icon on the Windows 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.
T E S T THE D RI V E W I T H A N O T HE R CD — Insert another CD to eliminate
the possibility that the original CD is defective.
C L E A N THE D IS C — See the Tell Me How help file for instructions. To access
help files, see page 26.
A D J US T T H E W IN D O W S VO L UM E C O NT R O L — In Windows XP, click the
speaker icon in the lower-right corner of your screen. In Windows 2000, double-
click the speaker icon in the lower-right corner of your screen. Be sure that the
volume is turned up and that the sound is not muted.