Sony PCG-VX88 - Manual (Page 125)

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 the floppy disk drive is properly connected. Wait a few moments
for the computer to recognize the drive.
❑ Close all open applications, and make sure there is no disk in the floppy disk
drive. Restart your computer with the connected floppy disk drive.
My floppy disk drive cannot write to a floppy disk.
❑ If the floppy disk is write-protected, disable the write-protect feature or use a
floppy disk that is not write-protected.
❑ Make sure a formatted floppy disk is properly inserted into the floppy disk
drive.
My optical drive is not playing my CD or DVD properly.
❑ Make sure the disc label 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
check the disc for dirt or damage.
❑ If you see video but cannot hear audio, do the following:
❑ Make sure 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 on the taskbar, and then Control Panel, Performance and
Maintenance, and System. Select the Hardware tab, and click Device
Manager. Make sure the correct drivers are properly installed.
❑ Do not use adhesive labels to identify the CD. The label may come off while
the disc is in use in the optical drive and cause the drive to malfunction.