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Why Wont Dell Inspiron 7500 Boot After Memory Upgrade
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Dell Inspiron
7500 System Reference and Troubleshooting Guide - Page 23
...7 hours of battery life with other batteries (such as available upgrades. Do not attempt to use in the media bay to the...memory, 3D assist, Motion Pictures Experts Group (MPEG)-2 assist, and a flicker-free TV-out S-video connector.
• An active-matrix extended graphics array (XGA) or super extended graphics array
(SXGA) color display.
• Extended battery power with Dell Inspiron 7500...
Dell Inspiron
7500 System Reference and Troubleshooting Guide - Page 24
... using cable connections. You can obtain a BIOS upgrade, if required, on diskette from Dell's Web site at http://support.dell.com. Dell-installed device drivers on the hard-disk drive support... dual in-line memory modules (SODIMMs) in which help you conserve battery power. NOTE: The optional media bay hard-disk drive is also available.
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7500 System Reference and Troubleshooting Guide - Page 30
... of the system Help. For more information, see Chapter 5, "Getting Help."
1-8 Dell Inspiron 7500 System Reference and Troubleshooting Guide For instructions, refer to Chapter 5, "Getting Help," or to help you do not understand a procedure described in Chapter 2, "Options and Upgrades." Instructions for connecting or installing these options are included in this guide, or if...
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7500 System Reference and Troubleshooting Guide - Page 31
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Options and Upgrades 2-1 CHAPTER 2
Options and Upgrades
This chapter describes the installation procedures for the options and upgrades available...
Dell Inspiron
7500 System Reference and Troubleshooting Guide - Page 35
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Options and Upgrades 2-5 Dispose properly of the battery to "Using the Media Bay" found earlier in ...same or equivalent type purchased from children. Replace the battery only with the Dell Inspiron 7500. Keep the battery away from Dell. NOTE: You can install a lithium-ion battery in either the MegaBay...
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7500 System Reference and Troubleshooting Guide - Page 40
... bay. Remove any installed batteries from the socket.
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Slide the memory module cover as far as shown in Figure 2-8. Depending on the back of computer
memory module cover
Figure 2-8. Turn the computer over, and remove the memory module cover as it away from the socket (the module...
Dell Inspiron
7500 System Reference and Troubleshooting Guide - Page 42
... an MS-DOS® prompt and press .
1. When A:\> appears on your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.
2-12 Dell Inspiron 7500 System Reference and Troubleshooting Guide Repeat steps 1 through 11 until the memory total is booting.
To create a save -to -disk suspend file and then complete the following steps. Save and close any open files...
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7500 System Reference and Troubleshooting Guide - Page 43
...
NOTE: Make sure to Programs-> Dell Documents, and click Dell Inspiron 7500 System Help.
Connecting Other External Devices
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7500 System Reference and Troubleshooting Guide - Page 46
...computer (refer to "Power" found later in the MegaBay
3-2 Dell Inspiron 7500 System Reference and Troubleshooting Guide Check the boot routine indications in the next subsection, "Checking Connections."
3.
NOTE...refer to load its files into memory from whom you need technical assistance, contact the product manufacturer or the company from the boot-up sector on connectors. To receive...
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7500 System Reference and Troubleshooting Guide - Page 48
... Dell installed
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NOTE: If your modem can be defective.
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7500 System Reference and Troubleshooting Guide - Page 50
... chapter. The sound could also be caused by the Setup program options, an error message may appear on the display.
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7500 System Reference and Troubleshooting Guide - Page 52
... computer's operating system is pressed at the wrong time, a program may need to reinstall a program that can
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7500 System Reference and Troubleshooting Guide - Page 54
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Troubleshooting Procedures
This...
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7500 System Reference and Troubleshooting Guide - Page 56
... boot, run the Dell Diagnostics to "Installing Memory Modules" in Chapter 2. 7. Then disconnect the AC
adapter from the electrical outlet. Ground yourself by touching one of the metal connectors on . 13. Remove the memory module cover and the memory module(s). Then call Dell for technical assistance. (See Chapter 5, "Getting Help," for instructions.)
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7500 System Reference and Troubleshooting Guide - Page 80
... and then click Run.
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7500 System Reference and Troubleshooting Guide - Page 84
...memory and video memory in kilobytes (KB), based on the screen, insert the System Software CD into the Windows registry; You can also access it from the System Software CD, perform the following steps. Double-click the My Computer icon, and then double-click the C: drive icon.
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7500 System Reference and Troubleshooting Guide - Page 118
... Main System Devices Security Power Boot Exit
System Time: System Date:
Floppy Drive: Hard Disk:
Quiet Boot: Video Display Device: Television Port: Television Type:
System Memory: Extended Memory:
[03:06:18] [09...Defaults
Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit
Figure B-1. Main Menu
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7500 System Reference and Troubleshooting Guide - Page 120
... settings. System Devices Menu
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7500 System Reference and Troubleshooting Guide - Page 132
...Dell Inspiron 7500 System Reference and Troubleshooting Guide Run the Stuck Key Test in the PC-AT Compatible Keyboards device group in the Dell Diagnostics. (For instructions, see Chapter 5, "Getting Help.")
Parity check 1 nnnn
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7500 System Reference and Troubleshooting Guide - Page 134
...the memory bus
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