If You There Is No Audio; If You Hear An Unfamiliar Scraping Or Grinding Sound; Hard Drive Problems; E-Mail, Modem, And Internet Problems - Dell Inspiron 1000 Owner's Manual

If you there is no audio

A D J U S T T H E
• 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.
C H E C K T H E S P E A K E R S A N D S U B W O O F E R

If you hear an unfamiliar scraping or grinding sound

• Ensure that the sound is not caused by the program that is running.
• Ensure that the disk or disc is inserted properly.

Hard drive problems

L L O W T H E C O M P U T E R T O C O O L B E F O R E T U R N I N G I T O N
A
operating system from starting. Try allowing the computer to return to room temperature before turning
it on.
R U N C H E C K
1
Click the Start button and click My Computer.
2
Right-click Local Disk C:.
3
Click Properties.
4
Click the Tools tab.
5
Under Error-checking, click Check Now.
6
Click Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors.
7
Click Start.

E-Mail, Modem, and Internet Problems

CAUTION:
Product Information Guide.
NOTE:
Connect the modem to an analog telephone jack only. The modem does not operate while it is
connected to a digital telephone network.
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Solving Problems
W I N D O W S V O L U M E C O N T R O L
D I S K —
Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the
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— See page 56.
— A hot hard drive may prevent the