If You Cannot Play A Music Cd Or Install A Program From A Cd; If You Cannot Play A Dvd Movie - Dell Inspiron 2100 Solution Manual

If you cannot play a music CD or install a program from a CD

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external media bay cable and make sure that it is connected to the CD drive and
to the connector on the back of the computer (see page 15).
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My Computer icon. If the CD 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.
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possibility that the original CD is defective.
C — See the
L E A N T H E D I S C
help files, see page 20.
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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. Be sure that the volume is
turned up and that the sound is not muted.

If you cannot play a DVD movie

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external media bay cable and make sure that it is connected to the DVD drive
and to the connector on the back of the computer (see page 15).
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CD — Insert another CD to eliminate the
Tell Me How
help file for instructions. To access
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Double-click the yellow
— Check the
Double-click the
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Check the
HINT: High-speed CD
drive vibration is normal
and may cause noise. This
noise does not indicate a
defect in the drive or the
CD.
HINT:
Because of
different worldwide file
types, not all DVD titles
work in all DVD drives.
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