Optical disc drives, An audio cd does not produce sound – eMachines EL1200 Series User Manual

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Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

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Optical disc drives

The computer does not recognize a disc or the

CD or DVD drive

•

Make sure that the disc label is facing up, then

try again.

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Try a different disc. Occasionally discs are flawed

or become scratched and cannot be read by the

disc drive.

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If you are trying to play a DVD, make sure that

you have a DVD drive. To identify your drive type,

see

“

Identifying optical drive types” on page 19.

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Your computer may be experiencing some

temporary memory problems. Shut down and

restart your computer.

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Some music CDs have copy protection software.

You may not be able to play these CDs on your

computer.

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Clean the disc.

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Restart your computer, then enter the BIOS Setup

utility by pressing and holding F1 while your

computer restarts. Make sure that the IDE

controllers are enabled.

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Make sure that the drive is configured correctly

by following the instructions in the drive

documentation.

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Reinstall the device driver.

An audio CD does not produce sound

•

Make sure that the disc label is facing up, then

try again.

•

Some music CDs have copy protection software.

You may not be able to play these CDs on your

computer.

•

Make sure that the volume controls are turned

up. For more information, see

“

Adjusting the

volume” on page 22.

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Make sure that the mute controls are turned off.

For more information, see

“

Adjusting the

volume” on page 22.

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Make sure that the speaker cables are connected

correctly and securely.

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Shut down and restart your computer.

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Clean the disc.

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Reinstall the audio device drivers.

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