Gateway 400SD4 Guía De Referencia
CHAPTER 9: Troubleshooting
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External DVD drives
Your notebook does not recognize a disc
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The disc may not be seated correctly in the
tray. When you place a disc on the tray,
make sure that you press the disc firmly
onto the spindle so the retainers hold the
disc in place.
tray. When you place a disc on the tray,
make sure that you press the disc firmly
onto the spindle so the retainers hold the
disc in place.
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Make sure that the disc label is facing up,
then try again.
then try again.
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If you are trying to play a DVD, make sure
that you have a DVD drive and not a CD
drive.
that you have a DVD drive and not a CD
drive.
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Try a different disc. Occasionally discs are
flawed and cannot be read by the drive.
flawed and cannot be read by the drive.
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Some music CDs have copy protection
software. You may not be able to play these
CDs on your notebook.
software. You may not be able to play these
CDs on your notebook.
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Your notebook may be experiencing some
temporary memory problems. Shut down
and restart your notebook.
temporary memory problems. Shut down
and restart your notebook.
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Clean the disc. For more information, see
An audio CD does not produce sound
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Make sure that the CD label is facing up,
then try again.
then try again.
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Some music CDs have copy protection
software. You may not be able to play these
CDs on your notebook.
software. You may not be able to play these
CDs on your notebook.
Tips & Tricks
For more information
about using your
volume control, see
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Make sure that the volume control on your
notebook is turned up.
notebook is turned up.
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Make sure that the Windows volume
control is turned up. For instructions on
how to adjust the volume control in
Windows, see “Adjusting the volume” in
the online User Guide.
control is turned up. For instructions on
how to adjust the volume control in
Windows, see “Adjusting the volume” in
the online User Guide.
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Make sure that Mute controls are turned
off.
off.
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Make sure that headphones are not
plugged into the headphone jack on the
notebook.
plugged into the headphone jack on the
notebook.