No Sound From Headphones; Video And Monitor Problems; If The Screen Is Blank - Dell Dimension K0004 Owner's Manual

HINT: See the monitor
documentation for
troubleshooting
procedures.
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So l vi n g Pro b l em s
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U N T H E S P E A K E R D I A G N O S T I C S
diagnostics. See the speaker documentation for diagnostics instructions.
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E I N S T A L L T H E A U D I O
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H E C K F O R I N T E R R U P T R E Q U E S T C O N F L I C T S

No sound from headphones

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H E C K T H E H E A D P H O N E C A B L E C O N N E C T I O N
headphone cable is securely inserted into the headphone connector (see
page 76).
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D J U S T T H E I N D O W S V O L U M E C O N T R O L
speaker icon in the lower-right corner of your screen. Ensure that the volume is
turned up and that the sound is not muted.
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I S A B L E D I G I T A L M O D E
operating in digital mode. To disable digital mode:
Click the Start button, click Control Panel, and then click Sounds, Speech,
1
and Audio Devices.
Click Sounds and Audio Devices.
2
Click the Hardware tab.
3
Double-click the name of your CD drive.
4
Click the Properties tab.
5
Uncheck the Enable digital CD audio for this CD-ROM device box.
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Video and Monitor Problems

If the screen is blank

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H E C K T H E M O N I T O R P O W E R L I G H T
press the button to ensure that the monitor is turned on. If the power light is lit
or blinking, the monitor has power. If the power light is blinking, press a key on
the keyboard or move the mouse.
— Some speaker systems have self-
( ) — See page 66.
S O U N D D R I V E R
— See page 70.
— Click or double-click the
— Your headphones do not work if the CD drive is
— If the power light is off, firmly
— Ensure that the