Sony PCG-C1MVMP - Manual (Page 123)

Troubleshooting Drives, PC Cards and Peripheral Devices
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Troubleshooting Drives, PC Cards and
Peripheral Devices
My floppy disk drive icon doesn’t appear even though it is
connected.
❑ Make sure that the floppy disk drive is properly connected. Wait a few
moments to allow the computer to recognize the drive.
❑ Close all open applications and restart your computer with the connected
floppy disk drive. Make sure that there is no floppy disk in the floppy disk
drive, in order for the computer to start up correctly.
My optical drive is not playing my disc properly.
❑ Make sure the optical drive is inserted correctly into the PC Card slot or
i.LINK port.
❑ Make sure the label of the disc is facing up.
❑ If the disc requires software, make sure the software is installed according to
the manufacturer’s instructions.
❑ A dirty or damaged disc may cause the computer to stop responding while it
tries to read the disc. If necessary, restart the computer, remove the disc, and
then check it for dirt or damage.
❑ If you see video but can not hear audio, check all of the following:
❑ Check that your optical drive does not have the mute setting enabled.
❑ Check the volume setting in the audio mixer.
❑ If you are using external speakers, check the volume settings, and then
check the connections between your external speakers and the
computer.
❑ Click Start, point to Control Panel , click Performance and Maintenance,
then click System, select Hardware, and click Device Manager. Check
that the correct drivers are installed properly.
❑ Check that digital CD audio is enabled for your optical drive. Do the
following steps:
1 Click Start, point to Control Panel, click Performance and Maintenance,
and then click System. The System Properties window appears.