56 Solving Problemsw w w . d e l l . c o m | s u p p o r t . d e l l . c o mNo sound from headphonesT E S T T H E E L E C T R I C A L O U T L E T — Ensure that the electrical outlet isworking by testing it with another device, such as a lamp.E N A B L E D I G I T A L M O D E — Your speakers do not work if the CD drive isoperating in analog mode. To enable 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 Check the Enable digital CD audio for this CD-ROM device box.E L I M I N A T E P O S S I B L E I N T E R F E R E N C E — Turn off nearby fans, fluorescentlights, or halogen lamps to check for interference.R U N T H E S P E A K E R D I A G N O S T I C S — Some speaker systems have self-diagnostics. See the speaker documentation for diagnostics instructions.R E I N S T A L L T H E A U D I O ( S O U N D ) D R I V E R — See page 67.C H E C K F O R I N T E R R U P T R E Q U E S T C O N F L I C T S — See page 71.C H E C K T H E H E A D P H O N E C A B L E C O N N E C T I O N — Ensure that theheadphone cable is securely inserted into the headphone connector (seepage 76).G0550bk1.book Page 56 Thursday, July 10, 2003 1:55 PM
