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Restoring Default Settings, Serial or Parallel Device Problems, Sound and Speaker Problems

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Windows XP 1. Click the Start button, click Control Panel, and then click Printers and Other Hardware. 2. Click View installed printers or fax printers. If the printer is listed, right-click the printer icon. 3. Click Properties and click the Ports tab. For a parallel printer, ensure that the Print to the following port(s): setting is LPT1 (Printer Port). For a USB printer, ensure that the Print to the following port(s): setting is USB. Windows 2000 1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Printers. If the printer is listed, right-click the printer icon. 2. Click Properties and click the Ports tab. For a parallel printer, ensure that the Print to the following port(s): setting is LPT1 (Printer Port). For a USB printer, ensure that the Print to the following port(s): setting is USB. Reinstall the printer driver - See the printer documentation for instructions Restoring Default Settings To restore the computer's system settings to their default values - 1. Turn on or restart your computer. 2. When Press to Enter Setup appears in the upper-right corner of the screen, press immediately. If you wait too long and the Microsoft® Windows® logo appears, continue to wait until you see the Windows desktop. Then shut down your computer through the Start menu and try again. 3. Under System Management, select the Maintenance option and follow the directions on the screen. Serial or Parallel Device Problems Fill out the Diagnostics Checklist as you complete these checks. CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions located in the Product Information Guide. NOTE: If you are having a problem with a printer, see "Printer Problems." Check the option setting - See the device's documentation for the recommended settings. Then enter system setup and ensure that the Serial Port #1 setting (or the Serial Port #2 settings if you have an optional serial port adapter installed) or the LPT Port Mode setting matches the recommended settings. Run the Dell Diagnostics Sound and Speaker Problems Fill out the Diagnostics Checklist as you complete these checks. CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions located in the Product Information Guide. No sound from speakers

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Restoring Default Settings
Serial or Parallel Device Problems
Fill out the
Diagnostics Checklist
as you complete these checks.
Sound and Speaker Problems
Fill out the
Diagnostics Checklist
as you complete these checks.
No sound from speakers
Windows XP
1.
Click the
Start
button, click
Control Panel
, and then click
Printers and Other Hardware
.
2.
Click
View installed printers or fax printers
.
If the printer is listed, right-click the printer icon.
3.
Click
Properties
and click the
Ports
tab. For a parallel printer, ensure that the
Print to the following port(s):
setting is
LPT1 (Printer
Port)
. For a USB printer, ensure that the
Print to the following port(s):
setting is
USB
.
Windows 2000
1.
Click the
Start
button, point to
Settings
, and then click
Printers
.
If the printer is listed, right-click the printer icon.
2.
Click
Properties
and click the
Ports
tab.
For a parallel printer, ensure that the
Print to the following port(s):
setting is
LPT1 (Printer Port)
. For a USB printer, ensure that
the
Print to the following port(s):
setting is
USB
.
Reinstall the printer driver
—
See the printer documentation for instructions
To restore the computer's system settings to their default values
—
1.
Turn on or restart your computer.
2.
When
Press <F2> to Enter Setup
appears in the upper-right corner of the screen, press <F2> immediately.
If you wait too long and the Microsoft
®
Windows
®
logo appears, continue to wait until you see the Windows desktop. Then shut
down your computer through the
Start
menu and try again.
3.
Under System Management, select the Maintenance option and follow the directions on the screen.
CAUTION:
Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions located in the
Product Information Guide
.
NOTE:
If you are having a problem with a printer, see "
Printer Problems
."
Check the option setting —
See the device's documentation for the recommended settings. Then
enter system setup
and ensure that the
Serial Port #1
setting (or the
Serial Port #2
settings if you have an optional serial port adapter installed) or the
LPT Port Mode
setting
matches the recommended settings.
Run the Dell Diagnostics
CAUTION:
Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions located in the
Product Information Guide
.