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Sound does not come out of the speaker or headphones.
Cause Solution
3. Right-click on the CD/DVD device and select
Properties.
4. On the Properties tab, make sure Enable digital CD
audio for this CD-ROM device is checked.
Headphones or devices connected to the line-out connector
mute the internal speaker.
Turn on and use headphones or external speakers, if
connected, or disconnect headphones or external speakers.
Volume is muted. 1. From the Control Panel program, click Sound, Speech
and Audio Devices, then click Sounds and Audio
Devices.
2. Click the Mute check box to remove the check mark from
the box.
Computer is in standby mode. Press the power button to resume from standby mode.
CAUTION: When attempting to resume from
standby mode, do not hold down the power button for
more than four seconds. Otherwise, the computer will
shut down and you will lose any unsaved data.
Sound from headphones is not clear or muffled.
Cause Solution
Headphones are plugged into the rear audio output connector.
The rear audio output connector is for powered audio devices
and is not designed for headphone use.
Plug the headphones into the headphone connector on the
front of the computer.
Computer appears to be locked up while recording audio.
Cause Solution
The hard disk may be full. Before recording, make sure there is enough free space on the
hard disk. You can also try recording the audio file in a
compressed format.
Line-in, Line-out, headphone, or microphone jacks are not functioning properly.
Cause
Solution
Jacks have been reconfigured in the audio driver or application
software.
In the audio driver or application software, reconfigure the
jacks or set the jacks to their default values.
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