If You Cannot Play A Music Cd Or Install A Program From A Cd; If You Cannot Play A Dvd Movie - Dell Dimension 8100 Solution Manual

If you cannot play a music CD or install a program from a CD

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N S U R E T H A T I N D O W S R E C O G N I Z E S T H E D R I V E
My Computer icon. 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.
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E S T T H E D R I V E W I T H A N O T H E R
possibility that the original CD is defective.
C — See the
L E A N T H E D I S C
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D J U S T T H E I N D O W S V O L U M E C O N T R O L
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.

If you cannot play a DVD movie

E N S U R E T H A T W I N D O W S R E C O G N I Z E S T H E D R I V E
My Computer icon. If the DVD 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.
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E S T T H E D R I V E W I T H A N O T H E R
the possibility that the original DVD is defective.
C L E A N T H E D I S C — See the
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C D —
Insert another CD to eliminate the
Tell Me How
help file for instructions.
— Double-click the yellow
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D V D — Insert another DVD to eliminate
Tell Me How
help file for instructions.
Double-click the
Double-click the
Solving Pr oblems
HINT:
High-speed CD
drive vibration is normal
and may cause noise. This
does not indicate a defect
in the drive or the CD.
HINT:
Because of
different worldwide file
types, not all DVD titles
work in all DVD drives.
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