Laptop User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Important safety information
- Chapter 1. Product overview
- Chapter 2. Using your computer
- Chapter 3. You and your computer
- Chapter 4. Security
- Chapter 5. Installing or replacing hardware
- Handling static-sensitive devices
- Installing or replacing hardware
- Installing external options
- Opening the computer cover
- Removing and reinstalling the front bezel
- Accessing the system board components and drives
- Installing or replacing a memory module
- Installing or replacing a PCI card
- Installing or replacing the card reader
- Replacing the battery
- Replacing the hard disk drive
- Replacing the optical drive
- Replacing the heat sink and fan assembly
- Replacing the power supply assembly
- Replacing the microprocessor
- Replacing the front audio and USB assembly
- Replacing the system fan
- Replacing the internal speaker
- Replacing the keyboard or mouse
- Completing the parts replacement
- Chapter 6. Recovery information
- Chapter 7. Using the Setup Utility program
- Chapter 8. Updating system programs
- Chapter 9. Preventing problems
- Chapter 10. Troubleshooting and diagnostics
- Chapter 11. Getting information, help, and service
- Appendix A. Notices
- Appendix B. Regulatory information
- Appendix C. WEEE and recycling information
- Appendix D. Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS)
- Index
Selecttheproblemyourcomputerisexperiencingfromthefollowinglist:
•“Audioproblems”onpage87
•“CDproblems”onpage88
•“DVDproblems”onpage89
•“Intermittentproblems”onpage91
•“Keyboard,mouse,orpointingdeviceproblems”onpage91
•“Monitorproblems”onpage92
•“Networkingproblems”onpage94
•“Optionproblems”onpage97
•“Performanceandlockupproblems”onpage98
•“Printerproblems”onpage99
•“Serialportproblems”onpage100
•“Softwareproblems”onpage100
•“USBproblems”onpage101
Audioproblems
Selectyoursymptomfromthefollowinglist:
•“NoaudioinWindows”onpage87
•“AnaudiodiscorAutoPlay-enableddiscdoesnotautomaticallyplaywhenitisinsertedintoadrive”
onpage88
•“Soundcomesfromoneexternalspeakeronly”onpage88
•“NoaudioinDOSapplicationsorgames”onpage88
NoaudioinWindows
Symptom:NoaudioinWindows
Actions:
•IfyouareusingpoweredexternalspeakersthathaveanOn/Offcontrol,verifythattheOn/Offcontrolis
settotheOnpositionandthespeakerpowercableisconnectedtoaproperlygrounded,functionalac
electricaloutlet.
•Ifyourexternalspeakershaveavolumecontrol,verifythatthevolumecontrolisnotsettoolow.
•Double-clickthespeakericonintheWindowsnoticationarea.Amastervolume-controlwindowopens.
VerifythattheMutesettingsarenotcheckedandnoneofthevolumesettingsissettoolow.
•Somemodelshaveafrontaudiopanelyoucanusetoadjustvolume.Ifyouhaveafrontaudiopanel,
verifythatthevolumeisnotsettoolow.
•Verifythatyourexternalspeakers(andheadphones,ifused)areconnectedtothecorrectaudioconnector
onthecomputer.Mostspeakercablesarecolor-codedtomatchtheconnector.
Note:Whenexternal-speakerorheadphonecablesareattachedtotheaudioconnector,theinternal
speaker,ifpresent,isdisabled.Inmostcases,ifanaudioadapterisinstalledinoneoftheexpansionslots,
theaudiofunctionbuiltintothesystemboardisdisabled;usetheaudiojacksontheadapter.
•MakesurethattheprogramyouarerunningisdesignedforuseintheMicrosoftWindowsoperating
system.IftheprogramisdesignedtoruninDOS,theprogramdoesnotusetheWindowssoundfeature
andmustbeconguredtouseSoundBlasterProorSoundBlasteremulation.
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