Dell Inspiron 8000 Solutions Guide - Page 4

Video and Display Problems, Sound and Speaker Problems - keyboard

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Power Problems 26 Start-Up Error Messages 27 Video and Display Problems 28 If the display is blank 28 If the display is difficult to read 28 Sound and Speaker Problems 29 Integrated Speakers 29 External Speakers 29 Printer Problems 30 If you cannot print to a parallel port printer 30 If you cannot print to a USB printer 31 Modem Problems 31 Scanner Problems 32 Touch Pad Problems 33 External Keyboard Problems 33 Unexpected Characters 33 Drive Problems 34 If you cannot save a file to a floppy disk 34 If you cannot play a music CD or install a program from a CD 35 If you cannot play a DVD movie 35 If the CD-RW drive stops writing 36 If you have a hard drive problem 36 Network Problems 37 Windows Error Messages 37 General Program Problems 38 A program crashes 38 A program stops responding 38 A solid blue screen appears 39 4 Contents

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Contents
Power Problems
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26
Start-Up Error Messages
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27
Video and Display Problems
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28
If the display is blank
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28
If the display is difficult to read
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28
Sound and Speaker Problems
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29
Integrated Speakers
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29
External Speakers
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29
Printer Problems
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30
If you cannot print to a parallel port printer
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30
If you cannot print to a USB printer
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31
Modem Problems
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31
Scanner Problems
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32
Touch Pad Problems
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33
External Keyboard Problems
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33
Unexpected Characters
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33
Drive Problems
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34
If you cannot save a file to a floppy disk
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34
If you cannot play a music CD
or install a program from a CD
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35
If you cannot play a DVD movie
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35
If the CD-RW drive stops writing
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36
If you have a hard drive problem
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36
Network Problems
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37
Windows Error Messages
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37
General Program Problems
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38
A program crashes
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38
A program stops responding
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38
A solid blue screen appears
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