Dell XPS /Dimension Gen 5 Owner's Manual - Page 160

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problems battery, 39 blue screen, 45 CD drive, 40 CD-RW drive, 40 computer crashes, 44-45 computer stops responding, 44 Dell Diagnostics, 58 diagnostic lights, 55 drives, 39 DVD drive, 40 e-mail, 41 error messages, 42 general, 44 hard drive, 41 IEEE 1394, 43 Internet, 41 keyboard, 44 memory, 46 modem, 41 monitor hard to read, 53 monitor is blank, 52 mouse, 47 network, 48 power, 48 power light conditions, 48 printer, 49 program crashes, 45 program stops responding, 45 programs and Windows compatibility, 45 restore to previous state, 62 scanner, 50 screen hard to read, 53 screen is blank, 52 software, 45-46 sound and speakers, 51 technical support policy, 135 problems (continued) troubleshooting tips, 39 video and monitor, 52 volume adjusting, 51 processor fans, 73 type, 123 Product Information Guide, 10 Program Compatibility Wizard, 45 R RAID configuring, 18 regulatory information, 10 reinstalling Windows XP, 64 ResourceCD, 9, 61 Dell Diagnostics, 58 S safety instructions, 10 SATA. See serial ATA scanner problems, 50 screen. See monitor serial ATA, 94 Service Tag, 10 settings system setup, 127 Setup Diagram, 10 software Hyper-Threading, 37 problems, 45-46 sound problems, 51 volume, 51 sound connectors, 74 speaker problems, 51 volume, 51 specifications computer information, 123 connectors, 125 controls and lights, 125 drives, 124 environmental, 127 expansion bus, 124 memory, 123 physical, 127 power, 126 processor, 123 technical, 123 video, 123 standby mode, 32 support contacting Dell, 137, 139 policy, 135 support website, 11 system board, 77 system board components, 77 System Restore, 62 system setup, 127 entering, 128 options, 129 screens, 128 160 Index

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Index
problems
battery, 39
blue screen,
45
CD drive,
40
CD-RW drive, 40
computer crashes,
44-45
computer stops responding,
44
Dell Diagnostics,
58
diagnostic lights, 55
drives, 39
DVD drive, 40
e-mail, 41
error messages, 42
general, 44
hard drive,
41
IEEE 1394, 43
Internet, 41
keyboard, 44
memory, 46
modem, 41
monitor hard to read,
53
monitor is blank,
52
mouse, 47
network, 48
power, 48
power light conditions,
48
printer, 49
program crashes, 45
program stops responding,
45
programs and Windows
compatibility, 45
restore to previous state, 62
scanner, 50
screen hard to read,
53
screen is blank,
52
software, 45-46
sound and speakers,
51
technical support policy,
135
problems
(continued)
troubleshooting tips,
39
video and monitor, 52
volume adjusting, 51
processor
fans, 73
type, 123
Product Information
Guide, 10
Program Compatibility
Wizard, 45
R
RAID
configuring, 18
regulatory information, 10
reinstalling
Windows XP, 64
ResourceCD, 9, 61
Dell Diagnostics,
58
S
safety instructions, 10
SATA. See
serial ATA
scanner
problems, 50
screen. See
monitor
serial ATA, 94
Service Tag, 10
settings
system setup,
127
Setup Diagram, 10
software
Hyper-Threading, 37
problems, 45-46
sound
problems, 51
volume, 51
sound connectors, 74
speaker
problems, 51
volume, 51
specifications
computer information, 123
connectors, 125
controls and lights,
125
drives, 124
environmental, 127
expansion bus,
124
memory, 123
physical, 127
power, 126
processor, 123
technical, 123
video, 123
standby mode, 32
support
contacting Dell, 137, 139
policy, 135
support website, 11
system board, 77
system board components, 77
System Restore, 62
system setup, 127
entering, 128
options, 129
screens, 128