Dvd Drive Problems; Hard Drive Problems; E-Mail, Modem, And Internet Problems - Dell Dimension H7228 Owner's Manual

DVD drive problems

NOTE:
Because of different regions worldwide and different disc formats, not all DVD titles work in all
DVD drives.
T EST THE DRIVE WITH ANOTHER
DVD is defective.
E NSURE THAT W INDOWS RECOGNIZES THE DRIVE
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.
C LEAN THE DISC — See the
help files, see page 25.
C HECK FOR INTERRUPT REQUEST CONFLICTS

Hard drive problems

UN HECK ISK
R C D —
1
Click the Start button and click My Computer.
2
Right-click the drive letter (local disk) that you want to scan for errors, and then click Properties.
3
Click the Tools tab.
4
Under Error-checking, click Check Now.
5
Click Start.

E-Mail, Modem, and Internet Problems

NOTE:
Connect the modem to an analog telephone jack only. The modem does not operate while it is
connected to a digital telephone network.
C HECK THE TELEPHONE LINE CONNECTION
modem. (The jack has either a green label or a connector-shaped icon next to it.) Ensure that you
hear a click when you insert the telephone line connector into the modem.
C HECK THE TELEPHONE JACK
telephone. Listen for a dial tone.
DVD — Insert another DVD to eliminate the possibility that the original
— Click the Start button and click My Computer. If the
Tell Me How
help file for instructions on cleaning your DVDs. To access
— See page 52.
— Verify that the telephone line is connected to the jack on the
— Disconnect the telephone line from the modem and connect it to a
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Solving Problems