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www.dell.com | support.dell.com ENSURE THAT THE IEEE 1394 DEVICE IS RECOGNIZED BY WINDOWS® - 1 Click the Start button. 2 Click Control Panel. 3 Click Printers and Other Hardware. If your IEEE 1394 device is listed, Windows recognizes the device. IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS WITH A DELL-PROVIDED IEEE 1394 D E VI C E - Contact Dell (see page 120). IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS WITH A IEEE 1394 DEVICE NOT PROVIDED B Y D E L L - Contact the IEEE 1394 device manufacturer. Keyboard Problems RESTART THE COMPUTER - • If the mouse is functioning, shut down the computer through the Start menu (see page 33). After the computer shuts down, press the power button to restart the computer. • If the computer does not respond to a keystroke or the mouse, press the power button for at least 8 to 10 seconds until the computer turns off. Press the power button again to restart the computer. CHECK THE KEYBOARD CABLE - • Ensure that the keyboard cable is firmly connected to the computer. • Shut down the computer (see page 33), reconnect the keyboard cable as shown on the setup diagram for your computer, and then restart the computer. • Check the cable connector for bent or broken pins and for damaged or frayed cables. Straighten bent pins. • Remove keyboard extension cables and connect the keyboard directly to the computer. 48 So l vi n g Pro b l em s

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48
Solving Problems
www.dell.com | support.dell.com
Keyboard Problems
E
NSURE
THAT
THE
IEEE 1394
DEVICE
IS
RECOGNIZED
BY
W
INDOWS
®
—
1
Click the
Start
button.
2
Click
Control Panel
.
3
Click
Printers and Other Hardware
.
If your IEEE 1394 device is listed, Windows recognizes the device.
I
F
YOU
HAVE
PROBLEMS
WITH
A
D
ELL
-
PROVIDED
IEEE 1394
DEVICE
—
Contact Dell (see page 120).
I
F
YOU
HAVE
PROBLEMS
WITH
A
IEEE 1394
DEVICE
NOT
PROVIDED
BY
D
ELL
—
Contact the IEEE 1394 device manufacturer.
R
ESTART
THE
COMPUTER
—
•
If the mouse is functioning, shut down the computer through the
Start
menu
(see page 33). After the computer shuts down, press the power button to
restart the computer.
•
If the computer does not respond to a keystroke or the mouse, press the power
button for at least 8 to 10 seconds until the computer turns off. Press the
power button again to restart the computer.
C
HECK
THE
KEYBOARD
CABLE
—
•
Ensure that the keyboard cable is firmly connected to the computer.
•
Shut down the computer (see page 33), reconnect the keyboard cable as
shown on the setup diagram for your computer, and then restart the computer.
•
Check the cable connector for bent or broken pins and for damaged or frayed
cables. Straighten bent pins.
•
Remove keyboard extension cables and connect the keyboard directly to the
computer.