Dell Dimension 4550 - Manual (Page 56)

56 Solving Problems
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No sound from headphones
R UN T H E S PE A K ER D IA G N OS T IC S — Some speaker systems have self-
diagnostics. See the speaker documentation for diagnostics instructions.
R E I NS T AL L THE A UD I O ( S OU N D ) D R IV E R — See page 65.
C HE C K F O R IN T E R RU P T RE Q U ES T C O N F L I C T S — See page 70.
C HE C K T H E H EA D P H ON E C A B L E C ON NE C T I O N — If your computer has a
front-panel headphone connector, ensure that the headphone cable is securely
inserted into that connector (see page 76).
A D J US T T H E W IN D O W S VO L UM E C O NT R O L — Click or double-click the
speaker icon in the lower-right corner of your screen. Ensure that the volume is
turned up and that the sound is not muted.
D IS AB L E D I GI T A L M OD E — Your headphones do not work if the CD drive is
operating in digital mode. To disable digital mode:
1 Click the Start button, click Control Panel, and then click Sounds, Speech,
and Audio Devices.
2 Click Sounds and Audio Devices.
3 Click the Hardware tab.
4 Double-click the name of your CD drive.
5 Click the Properties tab.
6 Uncheck the Enable digital CD audio for this CD-ROM device box.