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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Microsoft® Windows® Error Messages x: \ I S N O T A C C E S S I B L E . T H E D E V I C E I S N O T R E A D Y - Insert a disk into the drive and try again. A FILENAME CANNOT CONTAIN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CH A RAC T ER S Do not use these characters in filenames. NOT ENOUGH MEMORY OR RESOURCES. CLOSE SOME PROGRAMS AND T R Y A GA IN - You have too many programs open. Close all windows and open the program that you want to use. In some cases, you might have to restart your computer to restore computer resources. If so, try running the program that you want to use first. THE FILE BEING COPIED IS TOO LARGE FOR THE DESTINATION DR I VE - The file that you are trying to copy is too large to fit on the disk. Try copying the file to a blank disk or use a larger-capacity disk. A R E Q U I R E D . D L L F IL E W A S N O T F O UN D - The program that you are trying to open is missing an essential file. To remove and then reinstall the program: Windows XP 1 Click the Start button. 2 Click Control Panel. 3 Click Add or Remove Programs. 4 Select the program you want to remove. 5 Click the Change or Remove Program icon. 6 See the program documentation for installation instructions. Windows Me and Windows 2000 1 Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. 2 Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. 3 Select the program that you want to remove. 4 Click Add/Remove (click Change/Remove in Windows 2000) and follow the prompts on the screen. 5 See the program documentation for installation instructions. 40 Solving Pr oblems

Section	Page
Safety Instructions	9
When Using Your Computer	9
Ergonomic Computing Habits	10
When Working Inside Your Computer	12
Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge	13
Battery Disposal	14
Setting Up	15
Connecting a Printer	16
Parallel Printer	16
USB Printer	17
Installing the Printer Driver	18
Transferring Information to a New Computer (WindowsXPOnly)	19
Setting Up a Home and Office Network (WindowsXPOnly)	19
Turning Off the Computer	20
Windows XP	20
Windows Me and Windows 2000	20
Solving Problems	21
Finding Solutions	22
Accessing Help Files	24
Power Problems	25
Start-Up Error Messages	25
Video and Monitor Problems	26
If the screen is blank	26
If the screen is difficult to read	27
Sound and Speaker Problems	28
Printer Problems	29
If you cannot print to a parallel port printer	29
If you cannot print to a USB printer	30
Scanner Problems	31
Modem Problems	32
Mouse Problems	34
Keyboard Problems	35
Drive Problems	36
If you cannot save a file to a floppy disk	36
If you cannot play a music CD or install a program from a CD	37
If you cannot play a DVD movie	38
If the CD-RW drive stops writing	38
If you have a hard drive problem	39
Network Problems	39
Microsoft® Windows® Error Messages	40
General Program Problems	41
A program crashes	41
A program stops responding	41
A program error causes the system to lock up	41
A solid blue screen appears	41
A program is designed for an earlier Windows operating system	42
Internet Connection Problems	42
If you have a problem with your Internet connection	42
E-Mail Problems	44
Resolving Other Technical Problems	44
Reinstalling Drivers	44
Using the Windows XP Device Driver Rollback	46
Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities	47
Windows XP	47
Windows Me	48
Windows 2000	49
Using System Restore	50
Creating a Restore Point	51
Restoring the Computer to an Earlier Operating State	52
Undoing the Last System Restore	53
Reinstalling Windows XP	53
Reinstalling Windows Me	55
Reinstalling Windows 2000	57
Adding Parts	61
Front and Back View of the Computer	62
Reattaching the Front Door and Hinge Arms	64
Reattaching the Front Door	64
Reattaching the Hinge Arms	65
Opening the Computer Cover	67
Looking Inside Your Computer	68
System Board	70
Adding Cards	71
Removing Cards	73
Adding Memory	75
RDRAM Overview	76
Replacing the AGP Card	80
Adding a Second Hard Drive	81
Adding Other Drives	84
5.25-Inch Devices	85
3.5-Inch Devices	87
Closing the Computer Cover	90
Appendix	91
Specifications	92
Standard Settings	96
Viewing Settings	97
System Setup Program Screens	98
Clearing Forgotten Passwords	98
Replacing the Battery	99
Dell Technical Support Policy (U.S. Only)	101
Definition of \	101
Definition of \	102
Contacting Dell	102
Returning Items for Warranty Repair or Credit	117
Regulatory Information	117
NOM Information (Mexico Only)	119
Limited Warranties and Return Policy	120
One-Year Limited Warranty (U.S. Only)	120
Two-Year Limited Warranty (U.S. Only)	122
Three-Year Limited Warranty (U.S. Only)	126
Four-Year Limited Warranty (U.S. Only)	129
One-Year Limited Warranty (Canada Only)	132
Two-Year Limited Warranty (Canada Only)	134
Three-Year Limited Warranty (Canada Only)	137
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Microsoft

Windows

Error Messages

NOT

ACCESSIBLE

. T

DEVICE

NOT

READY

—

Insert a disk

into the drive and try again.

FILENAME

CANNOT

CONTAIN

ANY

THE

FOLLOWING

CHARACTERS

: \ / : * ? “ < > | —

Do not use these characters in

filenames.

ENOUGH

MEMORY

RESOURCES

. C

LOSE

SOME

PROGRAMS

AND

TRY

AGAIN

—

You have too many programs open. Close all windows and open

the program that you want to use. In some cases, you might have to restart your

computer to restore computer resources. If so, try running the program that you

want to use first.

FILE

BEING

COPIED

TOO

LARGE

FOR

THE

DESTINATION

DRIVE

—

The file that you are trying to copy is too large to fit on the disk. Try

copying the file to a blank disk or use a larger-capacity disk.

REQUIRED

.DLL

FILE

WAS

NOT

FOUND

—

The program that you are

trying to open is missing an essential file. To remove and then reinstall the

program:

Windows XP

Click the

Start

button.

Click

Control Panel

Click

Add or Remove Programs

Select the program you want to remove.

Click the

Change or Remove Program

icon.

See the program documentation for installation instructions.

Windows Me and Windows 2000

Click the

Start

button, point to

Settings

, and then click

Control Panel

Double-click the

Add/Remove Programs

icon.

Select the program that you want to remove.

Click

Add/Remove (

click

Change/Remove

in Windows 2000

)

and follow the

prompts on the screen.

See the program documentation for installation instructions.