Problems Writing To A Cd/Dvd-Rw Drive; Hard Drive Problems; Keyboard Problems - Dell GX620 - 3.6GHz Desktop 1GB RAM 80GB Windows XP SFF User Manual

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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.
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HECK THE SPEAKERS AND SUBWOOFER

Problems writing to a CD/DVD-RW drive

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LOSE OTHER PROGRAMS
the stream is interrupted, an error occurs. Try closing all programs before you write to the CD/DVD-RW.
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URN OFF
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Hard drive problems

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that tests the hard drive to troubleshoot or confirm a hard drive failure.
Turn on your computer (if your computer is already on, restart it).
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When F2 = Setup appears in the upper-right corner of the screen, press <Ctrl><Alt><d>.
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Follow the instructions on the screen.
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UN HECK
Click the Start button and click My Computer.
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Right-click Local Disk C:.
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Click Properties.
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Click the Tools tab.
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Under Error-checking, click Check Now.
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Click Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors.
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Click Start.
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Keyboard Problems

CAUTION:
located in the Product Information Guide.
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Solving Problems
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INDOWS VOLUME CONTROL
— The CD/DVD-RW drive must receive a steady stream of data when writing. If
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TANDBY MODE IN INDOWS BEFORE WRITING TO A
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Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions
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— See "Sound and Speaker Problems."
CD/DVD-RW
D — The Dell IDE Hard Drive Diagnostics is a utility
IAGNOSTICS
— See "Power
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