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Floppy drive, Cds and dvds – Dell Vostro 1000 (Mid 2007) User Manual

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4 Blow carefully into the ball cage or use a can of compressed air to dislodge

dust and lint.

5 If the rollers inside the ball cage are dirty, clean the rollers with a cotton

swab moistened lightly with isopropyl alcohol.

6 Recenter the rollers in their channels if they are misaligned. Ensure that

fluff from the swab is not left on the rollers.

7 Replace the ball and retainer ring, and turn the retainer ring clockwise

until it clicks into place.

Cleaning an Optical Mouse

Clean the outside casing of the mouse with a cloth moistened with a mild
cleaning solution.

Floppy Drive

NOTICE:

Do not attempt to clean drive heads with a swab. You might accidentally

misalign the heads which prevents the drive from operating.

Clean your floppy drive using a commercially available cleaning kit. These
kits contain pretreated floppies to remove contaminants that accumulate
during normal operation.

CDs and DVDs

NOTICE:

Always use compressed air to clean the lens in the CD/DVD drive, and

follow the instructions that come with the compressed-air product. Never touch the
lens in the drive.

If you notice problems, such as skipping, with the playback quality of your
CDs or DVDs, try cleaning the discs.

1 Hold the disc by its outer edge. You can also touch the inside edge of the

center hole.

NOTICE:

To help prevent damage to the surface, do not wipe in a circular motion

around the disc.

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