Dell Inspiron 531S Support Question
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Question posted by jstemaur on November 26th, 2013
Inspiron 531s Won't Power On
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Owner's Manual - Page 2
... 189.
Dell Inc.
Bluetooth is strictly forbidden. Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, YOURS IS HERE, Inspiron, Dell TravelLite, and Strike Zone, are trademarks of data and tells you how to Microsoft® Windows® operating systems are trademarks of Intel Corporation...
Owner's Manual - Page 4
... and One Monitor With a DVI Connector 34 Connecting a TV 34 Changing the Display Settings 35
Power Management 35 Power Management Options in Microsoft® Windows® XP 35 Power Options Properties 37 Power Schemes Tab 37 Advanced Tab 38 Hibernate Tab 38 Power Management Options in Windows Vista 38 Standby Mode 39 Hibernate Mode 40...
Owner's Manual - Page 6
Mouse Problems 68
Network Problems 69
Power Problems 70
Printer Problems 71
Scanner Problems 73
Sound and Speaker Problems 74 No sound from speakers... Monitor Problems 76 If 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 ...
Owner's Manual - Page 7
... Working Inside Your Computer 102
Removing the Computer Cover 103
Removing the Support Bracket 104
Inside View of Your Computer 106
System Board Components 107
Power Supply DC Connector Pin Assignments . . . . . 109
Memory 112 Memory Installation Guidelines 112 Installing Memory 113 Removing Memory 115
Cards 116 PCI and PCI Express Cards...
Owner's Manual - Page 8
... a Second Hard Drive (Optional) . . . . . 129 Floppy Drive 131 Media Card Reader 137 CD or DVD Drive 141
Battery 144 Replacing the Battery 144
Power Supply 146 Replacing the Power Supply 146
Processor 148 Removing the Processor 148 Installing the Processor 150
I/O Panel 153 Removing the I/O Panel 153 Installing the I/O Panel 154
Processor...
Owner's Manual - Page 16
..., the microphone connector is on the card.
10 drive activity light
The drive activity light is on page 170 for devices that you use the power button to turn on the computer. For information on using the Media Card Reader, see "Controls and Lights" on when the computer reads data from...
Owner's Manual - Page 18
....
4 voltage selector switch For selecting voltage rating.
5 power connector
Insert the power cable.
6 padlock rings
Padlock rings are for power supply. For more information).
2 card slots
Access connectors ...for any installed PCI and PCI Express cards.
3 power supply LED
Indicates power availability for attaching a commercially available theft-deterrent device. The ...
Owner's Manual - Page 35
... in the display settings. • In clone mode, both monitors display the same image. • In extended desktop mode, you can drag objects from a power conservation mode, it returns to just the monitor or the hard drive, or you can reduce the amount of time, known as a time-out. NOTICE: ...
Owner's Manual - Page 36
...exits from hibernate mode. The computer may take a short time to exit from hibernate mode, the desktop is a card in this slot and you add a peripheral that does not support s3 suspend, ...:
1 Click the Start button, then click Control Panel.
2 Define your standby settings on the Power Schemes Tab and Advanced Tab. If the computer's hard drive becomes corrupted, Windows XP recreates the hibernate...
Owner's Manual - Page 37
... Panel→ Pick a category→ Performance and Maintenance.
2 Under or pick a Control Panel icon, click Power Options.
3 Define your computer with no power conservation).
• Minimal Power Management -
The Power schemes drop-down menu. Power Schemes Tab
Each standard power setting is a portable computer and you want your computer may appear to be locked up. Setting...
Owner's Manual - Page 38
...a new name for a scheme, click the drop-down menu in Windows Vista®
The Windows Vista power management features are not using it is on your computer uses when it . To program these functions, ...click an option from the displayed list.
You can reduce power to just the monitor or the hard drive, and Windows Vista sets the default "off" state ...
Owner's Manual - Page 39
... click the off state.
When the computer exits from a power conservation mode (Standby or Hibernate), the Windows desktop is restored to the most typical settings for Windows Vista. this is the active Power Plan. Windows Vista has three main default power management modes:
• Balanced
• Power Saver
• High Performance
Dell has added a fourth...
Owner's Manual - Page 40
...Help and Support and search for Hybrid Sleep for further information.
Hibernate Mode
Hibernate mode conserves power by storing it . search for further information - The computer may take a short time to...automatically. When the computer exits from hibernate mode, the desktop is restored to the same state you left it to you lose power, the system retains your data on your standby mode ...
Owner's Manual - Page 41
... here). • Choose when to the most typical settings for the majority of options are available on wakeup. • Choose what power buttons do. • Create a power plan (you can choose the settings you can change the default settings for all Dell shipping configurations. A number of our customers.This is the active...
Owner's Manual - Page 63
... THE PROGRAM - 1 Press simultaneously. 2 Click Applications. 3 Click the program that is no longer responding. 4 Click End Task. Then restart your mouse, press and hold the power button for at least 8 to perform an operating system shutdown.
If you are unable to get a response by pressing a key on a floppy disk or CD...
Owner's Manual - Page 64
... you are unable to get a response by pressing a key on the screen.
A solid blue screen appears
TU R N T H E C O M P U T E R O F F - Then restart your mouse, press and hold the power button for an earlier Microsoft® Windows® operating system
RUN THE PROGRAM COMPATIBILITY WIZARD - Windows XP: The Program Compatibility Wizard configures a program so that...
Owner's Manual - Page 182
... , you are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in compliance with the FCC regulations:
Product name: Model number: Company name:
Dell™ Inspiron™ 531s
DCSLA
Dell Inc.
If this equipment does cause harmful interference with radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and...
Owner's Manual - Page 201
... lightning strikes or against brownouts, which could degrade the quality of files. SIM -
A power management mode that is not affected.
A bar code label on your computer when you access... the electrical outlet. When you place a shortcut on your computer that identifies your Windows desktop and doubleclick the icon, you can open its drivers, and the amount of the platform...
Owner's Manual - Page 204
... at 1 volt.
watt-hour - The background pattern or picture on the Windows desktop.
Files or media that uses 3.5-inch removable disks called Zip files and usually have... area network.
X
XGA - A type of socket or connector that have a filename extension of electrical power. Files that allows a computer chip to provide Internet access. wallpaper - To write-protect a 3.5-inch ...
Owner's Manual - Page 208
... 16 conserving, 35 hibernate mode, 40 managing, 35 options, advanced, 42 plans, 40 problems, 70 standby mode, 39
power light conditions, 70
Power Plan in Vista, 40
printer cable, 23 connecting, 23 problems, 71 setting up, 23 USB, 23
problems battery, 55 ...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.
