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Safety Instructions 9 When Using Your Computer 9 Ergonomic Computing Habits 10 When Working Inside Your Computer 12 Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge 13 1 Setting Up Attaching and Removing the Computer Stand 16 Connecting a Printer 18 Parallel Printer 18 USB Printer 20 Installing the Printer Driver 20 Transferring Information to a New Computer (Windows XP only 21 Setting Up a Home and Office Network (Windows XP only 22 Turning Off the Computer 22 Windows XP 22 Windows 2000 22 2 Solving Problems Finding Solutions 26 Accessing Help Files 28 Power Problems 28 Contents 3
Safety Instructions 9 When Using Your Computer 9 Ergonomic Computing Habits 10 When Working Inside Your Computer 12 Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge 13 1 Setting Up Attaching and Removing the Computer Stand 16 Connecting a Printer 18 Parallel Printer 18 USB Printer 20 Installing the Printer Driver 20 Transferring Information to a New Computer (Windows XP only 21 Setting Up a Home and Office Network (Windows XP only 22 Turning Off the Computer 22 Windows XP 22 Windows 2000 22 2 Solving Problems Finding Solutions 26 Accessing Help Files 28 Power Problems 28 Contents 3
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... cannot play a DVD movie 40 If the CD-RW drive stops writing 41 If you have a hard drive problem 41 Network Problems 42 Microsoft® Windows® Error Messages 42 General Program Problems 43 A program crashes 43 A program stops responding 44 A program error causes the system to lock up 44 A solid...
... cannot play a DVD movie 40 If the CD-RW drive stops writing 41 If you have a hard drive problem 41 Network Problems 42 Microsoft® Windows® Error Messages 42 General Program Problems 43 A program crashes 43 A program stops responding 44 A program error causes the system to lock up 44 A solid...
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... connection 45 E-Mail Problems 46 Resolving Other Technical Problems 47 Reinstalling Drivers 47 Using the Windows XP Device Driver Rollback 49 Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities 50 Windows XP 50 Windows 2000 51 Using System Restore 52 Creating a Restore Point 53 Restoring the Computer to an... Earlier Operating State 54 Undoing the Last System Restore 55 Reinstalling Windows XP 55 Reinstalling Windows 2000 57 3 Adding Parts Front and Back View of the Computer 60 Opening the Computer Cover 61 Looking Inside ...
... connection 45 E-Mail Problems 46 Resolving Other Technical Problems 47 Reinstalling Drivers 47 Using the Windows XP Device Driver Rollback 49 Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities 50 Windows XP 50 Windows 2000 51 Using System Restore 52 Creating a Restore Point 53 Restoring the Computer to an... Earlier Operating State 54 Undoing the Last System Restore 55 Reinstalling Windows XP 55 Reinstalling Windows 2000 57 3 Adding Parts Front and Back View of the Computer 60 Opening the Computer Cover 61 Looking Inside ...
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... have to type for extended periods of your work so that you (such as overhead lights, desk lamps, and the curtains or blinds on nearby windows) to organize your work activities.
... have to type for extended periods of your work so that you (such as overhead lights, desk lamps, and the curtains or blinds on nearby windows) to organize your work activities.
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SECTION 1 Attaching and Removing the Computer Stand Connecting a Printer Transferring Information to a New Computer (Windows XP only) Setting Up a Home and Office Network (Windows XP only) Turning Off the Computer www.dell.com | support.dell.com
SECTION 1 Attaching and Removing the Computer Stand Connecting a Printer Transferring Information to a New Computer (Windows XP only) Setting Up a Home and Office Network (Windows XP only) Turning Off the Computer www.dell.com | support.dell.com
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Setting Up 19 Attach the cable to the parallel connector on page 20). screws (2) parallel connector on computer parallel printer cable parallel connector on printer clips (2) notches (2) 3 Turn on the printer and then turn on the printer and snap the two clips into the two notches. 2 Attach the parallel printer cable to the parallel connector on the computer. If the Add New Hardware Wizard window appears, click Cancel. 4 Install the printer driver if necessary (see "Installing the Printer Driver" on the computer and tighten the two screws.
Setting Up 19 Attach the cable to the parallel connector on page 20). screws (2) parallel connector on computer parallel printer cable parallel connector on printer clips (2) notches (2) 3 Turn on the printer and then turn on the printer and snap the two clips into the two notches. 2 Attach the parallel printer cable to the parallel connector on the computer. If the Add New Hardware Wizard window appears, click Cancel. 4 Install the printer driver if necessary (see "Installing the Printer Driver" on the computer and tighten the two screws.
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... the printer. USB connector USB printer cable USB connector on the computer and the printer. www.dell.com | support.dell.com HINT: You can connect USB devices while the computer is turned on the Microsoft® Windows® desktop, click Run, and type x:\setup.exe (where x is set to start the printer installation...
... the printer. USB connector USB printer cable USB connector on the computer and the printer. www.dell.com | support.dell.com HINT: You can connect USB devices while the computer is turned on the Microsoft® Windows® desktop, click Run, and type x:\setup.exe (where x is set to start the printer installation...
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... computer over a network or serial connection, or you collect the data from a floppy disk created on a removable medium, such as e-mails, window sizes, toolbar settings, and Internet bookmarks, from one computer to the new computer. screen, select New Computer, and then click Next. 4 Follow... the instructions on a computer running the Windows XP operating system, click the Start button, click Control Panel, click Printers and Other Hardware, and then click View installed printers or fax ...
... computer over a network or serial connection, or you collect the data from a floppy disk created on a removable medium, such as e-mails, window sizes, toolbar settings, and Internet bookmarks, from one computer to the new computer. screen, select New Computer, and then click Next. 4 Follow... the instructions on a computer running the Windows XP operating system, click the Start button, click Control Panel, click Printers and Other Hardware, and then click View installed printers or fax ...
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.... 2 On the welcome screen, click Next. 3 Click checklist for creating a network. 4 Complete the checklist and required preparations, and then return to power. Windows 2000 1 Save and exit any open . 2 Click the Start button, and then click Shut Down. 3 Click the pull-down menu under What do ?. ...22 Setting Up www.dell.com | support.dell.com HINT: Selecting the connection method This computer connects directly to do you are having difficulty turning off . The computer automatically turns off ...
.... 2 On the welcome screen, click Next. 3 Click checklist for creating a network. 4 Complete the checklist and required preparations, and then return to power. Windows 2000 1 Save and exit any open . 2 Click the Start button, and then click Shut Down. 3 Click the pull-down menu under What do ?. ...22 Setting Up www.dell.com | support.dell.com HINT: Selecting the connection method This computer connects directly to do you are having difficulty turning off . The computer automatically turns off ...
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SECTION 2 Finding Solutions Accessing Help Files Power Problems Start-Up Error Messages Video and Monitor Problems Sound and Speaker Problems Printer Problems Scanner Problems Modem Problems Mouse Problems Keyboard Problems Drive Problems Network Problems Microsoft® Windows® Error Messages General Program Problems Internet Connection Problems E-Mail Problems Resolving Other Technical Problems Reinstalling Drivers Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities Using System Restore Reinstalling Windows XP Reinstalling Windows 2000 www.dell.com | support.dell.com
SECTION 2 Finding Solutions Accessing Help Files Power Problems Start-Up Error Messages Video and Monitor Problems Sound and Speaker Problems Printer Problems Scanner Problems Modem Problems Mouse Problems Keyboard Problems Drive Problems Network Problems Microsoft® Windows® Error Messages General Program Problems Internet Connection Problems E-Mail Problems Resolving Other Technical Problems Reinstalling Drivers Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities Using System Restore Reinstalling Windows XP Reinstalling Windows 2000 www.dell.com | support.dell.com
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... C A L O U T L E T - TE S T T H E E L E C T R I G H T - Ensure that describes your problem, and then click Display. 5 Follow the instructions shown on the screen. www.dell.com | support.dell.com TO A C C E S S T H E Tell Me How H E L P F I N D O W S X P 1 Click the Start button, and then click Help and Support. 2 Type a word or phrase that describes ... information on the keyboard or move the mouse. TO A C C E S S H E L P I N W I L E Microsoft® Windows® XP 1 Click the Start button, and then click Help and Support. 2 Click User and system guides, and then click User's guides. 3...
... C A L O U T L E T - TE S T T H E E L E C T R I G H T - Ensure that describes your problem, and then click Display. 5 Follow the instructions shown on the screen. www.dell.com | support.dell.com TO A C C E S S T H E Tell Me How H E L P F I N D O W S X P 1 Click the Start button, and then click Help and Support. 2 Type a word or phrase that describes ... information on the keyboard or move the mouse. TO A C C E S S H E L P I N W I L E Microsoft® Windows® XP 1 Click the Start button, and then click Help and Support. 2 Click User and system guides, and then click User's guides. 3...
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...G S Y S T E M N O T F O U N D - There is firmly inserted into the electrical outlet and the computer power connector. C H E C K F O R I E S - C H E C K T H E PO W E R P R O P E R T I N T E R F E R E N C E - Call Dell for the keyword standby in the floppy drive. The operating system is defective. Electrical appliances on a power strip, or multiple power strips connected to the... computer and monitor power cables to determine if the power cable is trying to boot to verify that the power cable is a floppy disk in Windows Help. I N S E R T B O O T A B L E M E D I T O R P O W E...
...G S Y S T E M N O T F O U N D - There is firmly inserted into the electrical outlet and the computer power connector. C H E C K F O R I E S - C H E C K T H E PO W E R P R O P E R T I N T E R F E R E N C E - Call Dell for the keyword standby in the floppy drive. The operating system is defective. Electrical appliances on a power strip, or multiple power strips connected to the... computer and monitor power cables to determine if the power cable is trying to boot to verify that the power cable is a floppy disk in Windows Help. I N S E R T B O O T A B L E M E D I T O R P O W E...
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... power light is defective. S W A P T H E C O M P U T E R A N D M O N I G H T - C H E C K T H E P O W E R L I T O R P O W E R C A B L E S - www.dell.com | support.dell.com HINT: See the documentation that come with another device, such as shown on the keyboard or move the mouse. If the screen is... working by testing it to the computer. Check for the keyword standby in Windows Help. Ensure that the electrical outlet is blank C H E C ...
... power light is defective. S W A P T H E C O M P U T E R A N D M O N I G H T - C H E C K T H E P O W E R L I T O R P O W E R C A B L E S - www.dell.com | support.dell.com HINT: See the documentation that come with another device, such as shown on the keyboard or move the mouse. If the screen is... working by testing it to the computer. Check for the keyword standby in Windows Help. Ensure that the electrical outlet is blank C H E C ...
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... CONNECTED TO THE FRONTP A N E L H E A D P H O N E J A C K - Windows 2000 1 Click the Start button, point to eliminate distortion. HINT: The volume control in the lower-right corner of your... C O N N E C T I N D O W S V O L U M E C O N T R O L - See page 50. A D J U S T T H E S P E A K E R C O N T R O L S - In Windows 2000, doubleclick the speaker icon in some MP3 players overrides the Windows volume setting. www.dell.com | support.dell.com ADJUST THE WINDOWS DISPLAY SETTINGS Windows XP 1 Click the Start button, and then click Control Panel. 2 Click Appearance and Themes. 3 Click...
... CONNECTED TO THE FRONTP A N E L H E A D P H O N E J A C K - Windows 2000 1 Click the Start button, point to eliminate distortion. HINT: The volume control in the lower-right corner of your... C O N N E C T I N D O W S V O L U M E C O N T R O L - See page 50. A D J U S T T H E S P E A K E R C O N T R O L S - In Windows 2000, doubleclick the speaker icon in some MP3 players overrides the Windows volume setting. www.dell.com | support.dell.com ADJUST THE WINDOWS DISPLAY SETTINGS Windows XP 1 Click the Start button, and then click Control Panel. 2 Click Appearance and Themes. 3 Click...
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... the following port(s): setting is working by testing it with the printer. 34 Solving Pr oblems Ensure that the printer cable is LPT1 (Printer Port). Windows 2000 1 Click the Start button, point to a USB printer VE R I F Y T H E P R I N T E R C A B L E C O N N E C T I C T S - Ensure that the Print to the... setting is connected as a lamp. If you cannot print to Settings, and then click Printers. www.dell.com | support.dell.com VERIFY THAT THE PRINTER IS RECOGNIZED BY WINDOWS Windows XP 1 Click the Start button. 2 Click Control Panel. 3 Click Printers and Other Hardware. 4 ...
... the following port(s): setting is working by testing it with the printer. 34 Solving Pr oblems Ensure that the printer cable is LPT1 (Printer Port). Windows 2000 1 Click the Start button, point to a USB printer VE R I F Y T H E P R I N T E R C A B L E C O N N E C T I C T S - Ensure that the Print to the... setting is connected as a lamp. If you cannot print to Settings, and then click Printers. www.dell.com | support.dell.com VERIFY THAT THE PRINTER IS RECOGNIZED BY WINDOWS Windows XP 1 Click the Start button. 2 Click Control Panel. 3 Click Printers and Other Hardware. 4 ...
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...cable is firmly connected to Settings, and then click Printers. Dell does not cover the scanner's warranty. Ensure that the ... P O W E R C A B L E C O N N E C T I C T S - Ensure that the Print to the scanner. If the printer is USB. 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 O N - Solving Problems 35 VERIFY THAT THE PRINTER IS RECOGNIZED BY WINDOWS Windows XP 1 Click the Start button. 2 Click Control Panel. 3 Click Printers and Other Hardware. 4 Click View installed printers or fax printers. TE S T T H E E L E C T R I C A L O U T L E T - Ensure that came with...
...cable is firmly connected to Settings, and then click Printers. Dell does not cover the scanner's warranty. Ensure that the ... P O W E R C A B L E C O N N E C T I C T S - Ensure that the Print to the scanner. If the printer is USB. 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 O N - Solving Problems 35 VERIFY THAT THE PRINTER IS RECOGNIZED BY WINDOWS Windows XP 1 Click the Start button. 2 Click Control Panel. 3 Click Printers and Other Hardware. 4 Click View installed printers or fax printers. TE S T T H E E L E C T R I C A L O U T L E T - Ensure that came with...
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...Internet Options. 5 Click Network Diagnostics and perform the connectivity test. If all commands receive responses, the modem is communicating with Windows. In Windows 2000, press the keyboard arrow keys to verify that the modem is operating properly. Solving Problems 37 Contact an Internet service... provider to display the Start menu. 2 In Windows XP, type u, and then type u again. Windows 2000 1 Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. 2 Double-click Phone ...
...Internet Options. 5 Click Network Diagnostics and perform the connectivity test. If all commands receive responses, the modem is communicating with Windows. In Windows 2000, press the keyboard arrow keys to verify that the modem is operating properly. Solving Problems 37 Contact an Internet service... provider to display the Start menu. 2 In Windows XP, type u, and then type u again. Windows 2000 1 Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. 2 Double-click Phone ...
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...Q U E S T C O N F L I C T S - See page 50. See page 50. 38 Solving Pr oblems Windows 2000 1 Click the Start button, point to be nonfunctional. Pressing the power button does not clear the computer's settings and does not restore ...mouse functionality. RE C O N N E C T T H E K E Y B O A R D C A B L E - Try adjusting the settings. CHECK THE MOUSE SETTINGS Windows XP 1 Click the Start button, click Control Panel, and then click Printers and Other Hardware. 2 Click Mouse. www.dell.com | support.dell.com I F Y O U C O N N E C T E D T H E M O U S E A F T E R T U R N I N G O ...
...Q U E S T C O N F L I C T S - See page 50. See page 50. 38 Solving Pr oblems Windows 2000 1 Click the Start button, point to be nonfunctional. Pressing the power button does not clear the computer's settings and does not restore ...mouse functionality. RE C O N N E C T T H E K E Y B O A R D C A B L E - Try adjusting the settings. CHECK THE MOUSE SETTINGS Windows XP 1 Click the Start button, click Control Panel, and then click Printers and Other Hardware. 2 Click Mouse. www.dell.com | support.dell.com I F Y O U C O N N E C T E D T H E M O U S E A F T E R T U R N I N G O ...
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...S U R E T H A T W I N D O W S R E C O G N I Z E S T H E D R I S K - Insert another floppy disk to check for and remove viruses. Viruses can sometimes prevent Windows from recognizing the drive. If the floppy drive is defective. C A N N O T S A V E F I L E S T O A F L O P P Y D I V E - In Windows XP, Click the Start button, and then click My Computer. TE S T T H E D R I V E W I T H A N O T H E R F L O P P Y D I S K - Ensure that the original...back of floppy disk write-protected not writeprotected Solving Problems 39 In Windows 2000, doubleclick the My Computer icon on the...
...S U R E T H A T W I N D O W S R E C O G N I Z E S T H E D R I S K - Insert another floppy disk to check for and remove viruses. Viruses can sometimes prevent Windows from recognizing the drive. If the floppy drive is defective. C A N N O T S A V E F I L E S T O A F L O P P Y D I V E - In Windows XP, Click the Start button, and then click My Computer. TE S T T H E D R I V E W I T H A N O T H E R F L O P P Y D I S K - Ensure that the original...back of floppy disk write-protected not writeprotected Solving Problems 39 In Windows 2000, doubleclick the My Computer icon on the...