Network Problems - Dell Dimension 4200 Manual

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.
Ensure that Windows recognizes the drive—
antivirus software to check for and remove viruses. Viruses can sometimes prevent Windows from recognizing the drive.
Test the drive with another CD—
Clean the disc— See the Tell Me How help file for instructions.
Adjust the Windows volume control—
is turned up and that the sound is not muted.
If headphones are connected to the front-panel headphone jack, check for sound from the headphones—
automatically disabled when headphones are connected to the computer's front-panel headphone jack.
Check the speakers and subwoofer—
If you cannot play a DVD movie
HINT: Because of different worldwide file types, not all DVD titles work in all DVD drives.
Ensure that Windows recognizes the drive—
antivirus software to check for and remove viruses. Viruses can sometimes prevent Windows from recognizing the drive.
Test the drive with another DVD—
Clean the disc— See the Tell Me How help file for instructions. See
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.
Turn off Standby in Windows before writing to a CD-RW disc—
Help.
Change the write speed to a slower rate—
interrupted, an error occurs. Closing all programs before writing to the CD-RW may also alleviate the problem.
If you have a hard drive problem
Run ScanDisk— For Windows Me, click the Start button, point to Programs—> Accessories—> System Tools, and then click ScanDisk.For
Windows 2000:
1. Double-click the My Computer icon on the Windows desktop.
2. Select the drive that you want to scan for errors.
3. Click Properties in the File menu.
4. Click the Tools tab.
5. Under Error-checking, click Check Now.
6. Click Start.
7. Click Yes to start ScanDisk the next time the computer is restarted.
Check for interrupt request conflicts—

Network Problems

Double-click the My Computer icon. If the CD drive is not listed, perform a full scan with your
Insert another CD to eliminate the possibility that the original CD is defective.
Double-click the yellow speaker icon in the lower-right corner of your screen. Be sure that the volume
See "Sound and Speaker Problems."
Double-click the My Computer icon. If the DVD drive is not listed, perform a full scan with your
Insert another DVD to eliminate the possibility that the original DVD is defective.
"Accessing Help
See the Tell Me How help file or search for the keyword standby in Windows
The CD-RW drive must receive a steady stream of data when writing. If the stream is
See "Resolving Software and Hardware
Sound from the speakers is
Files."
Incompatibilities."