Dell Inspiron 2500 Solutions Guide - Page 4

Solving Problems.. 27, Sound and Speaker Problems - hard disk

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2 Solving Problems 27 Finding Solutions 28 Accessing Help 30 Power Problems 31 Start-Up Error Messages 32 Video and Display Problems 32 If the display is blank 32 If the display is difficult to read 33 Sound and Speaker Problems 34 Integrated Speakers 34 External Speakers 34 Printer Problems 35 If you cannot print to a parallel port printer 35 If you cannot print to a USB printer 36 Modem Problems 38 Scanner Problems 40 Touch Pad Problems 40 External Keyboard Problems 40 Unexpected Characters 41 Drive Problems 41 If you cannot save a file to a floppy disk 41 If you cannot play a music CD or install a program from a CD 42 If you cannot play a DVD movie 42 If the CD-RW drive stops writing 43 If you have a hard drive problem 43 Network Problems 44 4 Contents

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Contents
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Solving Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Finding Solutions
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28
Accessing Help
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30
Power Problems
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31
Start-Up Error Messages
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32
Video and Display Problems
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32
If the display is blank
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32
If the display is difficult to read
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33
Sound and Speaker Problems
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34
Integrated Speakers
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34
External Speakers
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34
Printer Problems
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35
If you cannot print to a parallel port printer
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35
If you cannot print to a USB printer
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36
Modem Problems
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38
Scanner Problems
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40
Touch Pad Problems
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40
External Keyboard Problems
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40
Unexpected Characters
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41
Drive Problems
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41
If you cannot save a file to a floppy disk
. . . . . . . . . . . .
41
If you cannot play a music CD or install a program
from a CD
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42
If you cannot play a DVD movie
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
42
If the CD-RW drive stops writing
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
43
If you have a hard drive problem
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43
Network Problems
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44