Dell Dimension 4300 - Manual (Page 37)

Solving Problems 37
If you cannot play a DVD movie
HINT: Because of
different worldwide file
types, not all DVD titles
work in all DVD drives.
If the CD-RW drive stops writing
HINT: If you disable
standby mode to write to a
CD-RW drive, remember
to reenable standby mode
when you finish writing to
the CD.
A D JU S T T HE W I N DO W S V OLU M E CON T R OL — In Windows XP, click the
speaker icon in the lower-right corner of your screen. In Windows Me or 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.
I F H EA DP H ON ES AR E C ON N EC T ED T O T HE FR ON T - PA N EL HE AD P HO NE
JA CK , CH EC K FOR S O UN D FR OM T H E HE AD P HO N ES — Sound from the
speakers is automatically disabled when headphones are connected to the
computer’s front-panel headphone jack.
C H EC K FO R I N T ER RU P T R EQ UE S T C ON FLI CTS — See page 46.
E N S U RE T H AT W I ND OW S RE CO GN I Z ES T HE DR I VE — In Windows XP,
Click the Start button, and then click My Computer. In Windows Me and
Windows 2000, double-click the My Computer icon on the Windows desktop. If
the floppy 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 ES T T H E D RI VE W I T H AN O T H ER DVD— Insert another DVD to eliminate
the possibility that the original DVD is defective.
C LE AN T H E DI S C — See the Tell Me How help file for instructions.
T U RN O FF S T AN DB Y I N W I N DO W S B EFO RE W RI T I N G T O A CD-RW
DI S C — See the Tell Me How help file or search for the keyword standby in the
Help and Support Center in Windows XP and Windows Me (Help in Windows
2000). To access help files, see page 24.
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