If You Cannot Eject The Cd, Cd-Rw, Or Dvd Drive Tray; If You Hear An Unfamiliar Scraping Or Grinding Sound; Sound And Speaker Problems; If You Have A Problem With Integrated Speakers - Dell Inspiron 8500 Owner's Manual

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Remove the hard drive and floppy drive.
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Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD for your computer and turn on the computer.
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Verify that the light is blinking, indicating normal operation.
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If you cannot eject the CD, CD-RW, or DVD drive tray

Ensure that the computer is turned off.
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Straighten a paper clip and insert one end into the eject hole at the front of the
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drive; push firmly until the tray is partially ejected.
Gently pull out the tray until it stops.
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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.
If the CD-RW drive stops writing
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C D- R W — Search for the keyword standby in Windows Help. To access the help
file, see page 104.
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your CD creation software.
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writing to the CD-RW may alleviate the problem.

Sound and Speaker Problems

If you have a problem with integrated speakers

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icon in the lower-right corner of your screen. Ensure that the volume is turned up
and that the sound is not muted. Adjust the volume, bass, or treble controls to
eliminate distortion.
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D J U S T T H E V O L U M E U S I N G K E Y B O A R D B U T T O N S
buttons to ensure that the volume is turned up and that the sound is not muted.
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E I N S T A L L T H E S O U N D

If you have a problem with external speakers

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supplied with the speakers.
— If the drive is a fixed drive:
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— Exiting all other open programs before
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— Double-click the speaker
V O L U M E C O N T R O L
( ) — See page 113.
A U D I O D R I V E R
— See the setup diagram
— See the help files for
— Use the keyboard
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