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Removing a PC Card or Blank 41 Installing a PC Card 43 7 Setting Up a Home and Office Network Connecting to a Network Adapter 45 Network Setup Wizard 46 Connecting to a Wireless Local Area Network 46 Determining Your Network Type 46 Connecting to a Wireless Network in Microsoft Windows XP 47 Configuring Security Settings (Optional 50 8 Solving Problems Dell Diagnostics 55 When to Use the Dell Diagnostics 55 Starting the Dell Diagnostics 55 Drive Problems 57 Optical drive problems 58 If you cannot eject the CD, CD-RW, DVD, or DVD+RW drive tray . . . . . 58 If you hear an unfamiliar scraping or grinding sound 58 Hard drive problems 59 E-mail, Modem, and Internet Problems 59 Error Messages 60 IEEE 1394 Device Problems 61 Keyboard Problems 62 External Keyboard Problems 62 Unexpected Characters 63 Lockups and Software Problems 63 The computer does not start up 63 The computer stops responding 63 A program stops responding 64 A program crashes repeatedly 64 Contents 5

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Contents
5
Removing a PC Card or Blank
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41
Installing a PC Card
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43
7
Setting Up a Home and Office Network
Connecting to a Network Adapter
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45
Network Setup Wizard
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46
Connecting to a Wireless Local Area Network
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46
Determining Your Network Type
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46
Connecting to a Wireless Network in Microsoft Windows XP
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47
Configuring Security Settings (Optional)
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50
8
Solving Problems
Dell Diagnostics
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55
When to Use the Dell Diagnostics
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55
Starting the Dell Diagnostics
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55
Drive Problems
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57
Optical drive problems
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58
If you cannot eject the CD, CD-RW, DVD, or DVD+RW drive tray
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58
If you hear an unfamiliar scraping or grinding sound
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58
Hard drive problems
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59
E-mail, Modem, and Internet Problems
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59
Error Messages
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60
IEEE 1394 Device Problems
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61
Keyboard Problems
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62
External Keyboard Problems
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62
Unexpected Characters
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63
Lockups and Software Problems
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63
The computer does not start up
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63
The computer stops responding
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63
A program stops responding
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64
A program crashes repeatedly
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