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Trouble with Peripherals

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Trouble with Peripherals Why don't peripheral devices function correctly? • Confirm they are correctly connected to your computer. • Confirm they are Windows XP compliant. • Confirm drivers necessary for the devices are installed. • Set System standby and System hibernates to Never in Power Options Properties dialog box. If this does not work, set Turn off hard disks to Never. Why can't I print? • Make sure the printer is turned on. • Check whether your computer and the printer are connected correctly. • Check whether the printer is ready to print. • Check whether the printer has enough paper. • Check whether the printer driver is installed. • From the start menu, select Control Panel - Printers and Other Hardware - Printers and Faxes. If Classic view is selected, double-click Printers and Faxes icon. Confirm your printer is installed there. If not, click Add a printer of Printer Tasks to install your printer. • See also the Windows help program by clicking start - Help and Support. T-9

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T-9
Trouble with Peripherals
Why don't peripheral devices function correctly?
Confirm they are correctly connected to your computer.
Confirm they are Windows XP compliant.
Confirm drivers necessary for the devices are installed.
Set
System standby
and
System hibernates
to
Never
in
Power Options Properties
dialog box. If this does not work, set
Turn off hard disks
to
Never
.
Why can't I print?
Make sure the printer is turned on.
Check whether your computer and the printer are connected correctly.
Check whether the printer is ready to print.
Check whether the printer has enough paper.
Check whether the printer driver is installed.
From the
start
menu, select
Control Panel – Printers and Other Hardware -
Printers and Faxes.
If Classic view is selected, double-click
Printers and Faxes
icon
.
Confirm your printer is installed there. If not, click
Add a printer
of
Printer
Tasks
to install your printer.
See also the Windows help program by clicking
start
Help and Support
.