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TE S T T H E E L E C T R I C A L O U T L E T - Ensure that the electrical outlet is working by testing it with another device, such as a lamp. C H E C K T H E A C A D A P T E R - Check the AC adapter cable connections. If the AC adapter has a light, ensure that the light is on. CONNECT THE COMPUTER DIRECTLY TO AN ELECTRICAL OUTLET - Bypass power protection devices, power strips, and the extension cable to verify that the computer turns on. E L I M I N A T E P O S S I B L E I N T E R F E R E N C E - Turn off nearby fans, fluorescent lights, halogen lamps, or other appliances. A D J U S T T H E PO W E R P R O P E R T I E S - Your computer may be in standby or hibernate mode. For information on power management modes, see the Tell Me How help file, or search for the keyword standby or hibernate in the Windows XP Help and Support Center. To access help files, see page 56. RE S E A T T H E M E M O R Y M O D U L E S - If the computer power light turns on but the display remains blank, reseat the memory modules (see page 93). Error Messages 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. THE FILE BEING COPIED IS TOO LARGE FOR THE DESTINATION D R IV E - 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. A FILENAME CANNOT CONTAIN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING C HA R A CT ER S Do not use these characters in filenames. So l vi n g Pro b l em s 57

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Solving Problems
57
Error Messages
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.
T
EST
THE
ELECTRICAL
OUTLET
—
Ensure that the electrical outlet is
working by testing it with another device, such as a lamp.
C
HECK
THE
AC
ADAPTER
—
Check the AC adapter cable connections. If
the AC adapter has a light, ensure that the light is on.
C
ONNECT
THE
COMPUTER
DIRECTLY
TO
AN
ELECTRICAL
OUTLET
—
Bypass power protection devices, power strips, and the extension cable to verify
that the computer turns on.
E
LIMINATE
POSSIBLE
INTERFERENCE
—
Turn off nearby fans, fluorescent
lights, halogen lamps, or other appliances.
A
DJUST
THE
P
OWER
P
ROPERTIES
—
Your computer may be in standby or
hibernate mode. For information on power management modes, see the
Tell Me
How
help file, or search for the keyword
standby
or
hibernate
in the Windows XP
Help and Support Center. To access help files, see page 56.
R
ESEAT
THE
MEMORY
MODULES
—
If the computer power light turns on
but the display remains blank, reseat the memory modules (see page 93).
T
HE
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.
A
FILENAME
CANNOT
CONTAIN
ANY
OF
THE
FOLLOWING
CHARACTERS
: \ / : * ? “ < > | —
Do not use these characters in
filenames.