Dell Inspiron 2650 User Guide - Page 18

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Solving Problems: Dell Inspiron 2600 and 2650 If the message is not listed, see the documentation for the operating system or the program that was running at the time the message appeared. Decreasing available memory - Your memory module may be faulty or improperly seated. If your computer has 192 MB or more of RAM, reseat the memory modules and, if necessary, replace it. If your computer has less than 192 MB of RAM, you do not need to reseat the module. To check how many MB of RAM your computer has: q In Windows XP, click Computer Information. q In Windows 2000, right-click the My Computer icon on your desktop, and then click the General tab. The file being copied is too large for the destination drive - The file that you are trying to copy is too large to fit on the disk, or the disk is too full. Try copying the file to a different disk or use a larger capacity disk. Insert bootable media - The operating system is trying to boot to a nonbootable floppy disk or CD. Insert a bootable floppy disk or CD. Non-system disk or disk error - A floppy disk is in the floppy drive. Remove the floppy disk and restart the computer. Operating system not found - Contact Dell for technical assistance (see "Contacting Dell" in the Dell Owner's Manual that came with your computer). A required .DLL file was not found - The program that you are trying to open is missing an essential file. Remove and then reinstall the program. Microsoft® 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 2000 1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. file:///F|/Service%20Manuals/Dell/Inspiron/2600-50/solving.htm (4 of 22) [2/28/2004 6:52:01 AM]

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Solving Problems: Dell Inspiron 2600 and 2650
If the message is not listed, see the documentation for the operating system or the
program that was running at the time the message appeared.
Decreasing available memory —
Your memory module may be faulty or
improperly seated. If your computer has 192 MB or more of RAM, reseat
the memory modules and, if necessary, replace it. If your computer has
less than 192 MB of RAM, you do not need to reseat the module.
To check how many MB of RAM your computer has:
In Windows XP,
click
Computer Information
.
In Windows 2000
, right-click the
My Computer
icon on your desktop,
and then click the
General
tab.
The file being copied is too large for the destination drive —
The file
that you are trying to copy is too large to fit on the disk, or the disk is too
full. Try copying the file to a different disk or use a larger capacity disk.
Insert bootable media —
The operating system is trying to boot to a
nonbootable floppy disk or CD. Insert a bootable floppy disk or CD.
Non-system disk or disk error —
A floppy disk is in the floppy drive.
Remove the floppy disk and restart the computer.
Operating system not found —
Contact Dell for technical assistance
(see "Contacting Dell" in the Dell
Owner's Manual
that came with your
computer).
A required .DLL file was not found —
The program that you are trying to
open is missing an essential file. Remove and then reinstall the program.
Microsoft® 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 2000
1.
Click the
Start
button, point to
Settings
, and then click
Control
Panel
.
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