Dell Inspiron 531S Support Question
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Question posted by Nole on June 16th, 2014
Dell Inspiron 531 Won't Read Ram
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Owner's Manual - Page 2
... Cautions
NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of data and tells you purchased a Dell™ n Series computer, any references in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, YOURS IS HERE, Inspiron, Dell TravelLite, and Strike Zone, are trademarks of Nvidia Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. If you...
Owner's Manual - Page 6
... the screen is blank 76 If the screen is difficult to read 77
3 Troubleshooting Tools 79
Power Lights 79
Beep Codes 80
System Messages 82
Dell Diagnostics 84 When to Use the Dell Diagnostics 84 Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive 84 Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities Media 85...
Owner's Manual - Page 16
... operating system shutdown.
7 USB 2.0 connectors (2) Use the front USB connectors for devices that you access the Dell Support website or call technical support.
2 FlexBay open/close
Press here to open or close the floppy/media...
16
Setting Up and Using Your Computer The light might also be on when the computer reads data from the CD or DVD drive.
4 CD or DVD drive panel This panel covers ...
Owner's Manual - Page 28
...audio files stored on the Sonic support website at www.sonic.com. You can write to and read DVD-RAM or DVD-R DL media. If you have copyright protection and cannot be copied using Sonic DigitalMedia.... open Sonic Digital Media and then click the question mark icon in Dell™ computers can also use Sonic Digital Media for available software patches on your computer or backing up ...
Owner's Manual - Page 61
...U N D -
CLOSE SOME PROGRAMS AND TRY A G A I S K E R R O R -
Contact Dell (see "Getting Help" on page 183).
The program that you are trying to open the program that you might have...computer to remove. 3 Click Uninstall. 4 See the program documentation for installation instructions.
The drive cannot read the disk. O P E R A T I A - A FILENAME CANNOT CONTAIN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERS...
Owner's Manual - Page 81
...battery (see "Memory Installation Guidelines" on page 112).
3.If the problem persists, contact Dell.
2
No memory modules 1. Continue until you have identified a
faulty module or reinstalled all..., reinstall an additional module. If the problem persists, contact Dell.
4
RAM Read/Write
1. modules installed, remove the modules,
reinstall one module (see "Installing Memory...
Owner's Manual - Page 85
... sequence for the option you see the Microsoft® Windows® desktop;
Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities Media
1 Insert the Drivers and Utilities... If multiple versions are listed, select the version appropriate for your computer.
7 When the Dell Diagnostics Main Menu appears, select the test you select Extended Test from the numbered list. Troubleshooting...
Owner's Manual - Page 101
...and "Before Working Inside Your Computer" on page 102. • You have read the safety information in your computer with any cover(s) (including computer covers, bezels, filler brackets, front... order. Before You Begin
This chapter provides procedures for removing and installing the components in the Dell™ Product Information Guide. • A component can be replaceable by moving fan blades, or...
Owner's Manual - Page 172
... Computer" on (or restart) your computer. 2 When the blue DELL™ logo is displayed, you must watch for it is recommended... write down your computer (see the Microsoft® Windows® desktop. Then, shut down the system setup screen information for this F2... user-selectable option such as the user password • To read the current amount of memory or set the type of hard drive...
Owner's Manual - Page 178
...
6 Click the down arrow to view the Save In menu, select Desktop, and then click Save. The file downloads to your desktop and is available or when replacing the system board.
1 Turn on ...the computer. 2 Locate the BIOS update file for your computer at support.dell.com. 3 Click Download Now to...
Owner's Manual - Page 182
...any interference received, including interference that changes or modifications not expressly approved by Dell Inc. These limits are encouraged to try to correct the interference by turning... device complies with the FCC regulations:
Product name: Model number: Company name:
Dell™ Inspiron™ 531s
DCSLA
Dell Inc. However, there is subject to the receiver.
• Move the system...
Owner's Manual - Page 185
...packing slip handy when you would like to call . Appendix
185
AutoTech Service
Dell's automated support service-AutoTech-provides recorded answers to locate and report on page ..., see "Contacting Dell" on page 188.
Product Information
If you need information about their portable and desktop computers. When you call for your region, see "Contacting Dell" on page 188...
Owner's Manual - Page 192
...A user logs on the system board.
dual display mode - DIMM - A technique for distributed desktop, network, enterprise, and Internet environments.
dual-core - Data can speed up operations that connects ... disk striping generally allow the user to as an extension of data transfer between RAM and a device to bypass the processor.
Computers that provides a constant, high-...
Owner's Manual - Page 193
...Modems and network adapters are common types of static electricity. Use the Express Service Code when contacting Dell for hard drives and CD drives. Also referred to the system bus. Glossary
193 DVD+RW ...testing the accuracy of the PC Card slot when installed. E
ECC - EIDE - ESD can read DVDs and most CD media and write to transfer data and often improves performance. expansion card -...
Owner's Manual - Page 195
...connection.
H
hard drive - An interface for infrared communications.
An operation or device that reads and writes data on the hard drive and then turns off the computer. IrDA -
... drive or CD drive. IDE - A highperformance serial bus used interchangeably.
An address in RAM that is associated with a specific device (such as a serial connector, parallel connector, or...
Owner's Manual - Page 197
... resolution used to refer to 1,000,000 bytes.
Your computer can access. A small card designed for RAM. You typically use your files before you are working on communications such as optical drives, a second battery, or a Dell TravelLite™ module. megapixel - A bay that equals one thousandth of time that supports devices such as...
Owner's Manual - Page 199
...information stored in a directory and the system administrator has assigned
rights only to create an image.
read -only status if:
• It resides on a physically write-protected floppy disk, CD, ...describe new product enhancements or corrections that perform basic tests on a network in RAM is lost when you can have read -only - A file can view but cannot edit or delete. programmed input...
Owner's Manual - Page 200
...the higher frequency radiations, such as hard drives, CD drives, printers, and scanners. read-only memory - ScanDisk - small computer system interface - An I/O port often used for errors.
revolutions ...per minute. serial attached SCSI - SCSI - ROM, unlike RAM, retains its vertical frequency). Hard drive speed is synchronized with the optimal clock speed of...
Owner's Manual - Page 208
...35 connect DVI, 33-34 connect TV, 33-34 connect two, 33-34 connect VGA, 33-34 display settings, 35 extended desktop mode, 35 hard to read, 77
motherboard. See system board
mouse problems, 68
N
network Network Setup Wizard, 50 problems, 69 setting up, 49
Network Setup..., 64 CD drive, 57 CD-RW drive, 57 computer crashes, 62-64 computer stops responding, 6263 conflicts, 91 Dell Diagnostics, 84
Owner's Manual - Page 209
...to previous state, 92-93 scanner, 73 screen is blank, 76 screen is hard to read, 77 software, 63-65 sound and speakers, 74 technical support policy, 180 troubleshooting tips,... Wizard, 64
R
regulatory information, 11 Removing Memory, 115 Replacing the Drive Panel
Insert, 136 ResourceCD
Dell Diagnostics, 84
S
S.M.A.R.T, 83 safety instructions, 11 SATA. See serial ATA scanner
problems, 73 serial ATA...
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