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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Accessing Help Files HINT: See the Tell Me How help file for information on standby mode. TO A C C E S S T H E TELL ME HOW H E L P F I L E 1 Click the Start button, point to Programs, point to User's Guides, and then click Tell Me How. TO ACC ESS MICR OSO FT® WINDO WS 2000 H ELP 1 Click the Start button and then click Help. 2 Click the Search tab. 3 Type a word or phrase that describes your problem and then click List Topics. 4 Click the topic that describes your problem and then click Display. 5 Follow the instructions shown on the screen. TO ACC ESS WI N DO W S ME HE LP 1 Click the Start button and then click Help. 2 Type a word or phrase that describes your problem in the Search box and then click Go. 3 Click the topic that describes your problem and then click Display. 4 Follow the instructions shown on the screen. Power Problems C H E C K T H E PO W E R L I G HT - When the power light is lit or blinking, the computer has power. If the power light is blinking, the computer is in standby mode-press the power button to resume from standby mode. If the power light is off, press the power button. CH E CK T H E BAT T E R Y - If you are using a battery to power your computer, the battery charge may be depleted. Connect the computer to an electrical outlet using the AC adapter, and turn on the computer. 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. 26 Solving Pr oblems

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Solving Problems
www.dell.com | support.dell.com
Accessing Help Files
Power Problems
HINT:
See the
Tell Me
How
help file for
information on standby
mode.
T
O
ACCESS
THE
T
ELL
M
E
H
OW
HELP
FILE
1
Click the
Start
button, point to
Programs
, point to
User’s Guides,
and then
click
Tell Me How
.
T
O
ACCESS
M
ICROSOFT
®
W
INDOWS
2000 H
ELP
1
Click the
Start
button and then click
Help
.
2
Click the
Search
tab.
3
Type a word or phrase that describes your problem and then click
List Topics
.
4
Click the topic that describes your problem and then click
Display
.
5
Follow the instructions shown on the screen.
T
O
ACCESS
W
INDOWS
M
E
H
ELP
1
Click the
Start
button and then click
Help
.
2
Type a word or phrase that describes your problem in the
Search
box and then
click
Go
.
3
Click the topic that describes your problem and then click
Display
.
4
Follow the instructions shown on the screen.
C
HECK
THE
POWER
LIGHT
—
When the power light is lit or blinking, the
computer has power. If the power light is blinking, the computer is in standby
mode—press the power button to resume from standby mode. If the power light
is off, press the power button.
C
HECK
THE
BATTERY
—
If you are using a battery to power your computer, the
battery charge may be depleted. Connect the computer to an electrical outlet
using the AC adapter, and turn on the computer.
T
EST
THE
ELECTRICAL
OUTLET
—
Ensure that the electrical outlet is working
by testing it with another device, such as a lamp.