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General Problems, The computer stops responding, A program stops responding

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www.dell.com | support.dell.com NON-SYSTEM DISK ERROR - A floppy disk is in the floppy drive. Remove the floppy disk and restart the computer. NOT ENOUGH MEMORY OR RESOURCES. CLOSE SOME PROGRAMS AND TRY AGAIN - You have too many programs open. Close all windows and open the program that you want to use. In some cases, you might have to restart your computer to restore computer resources. If so, run the program that you want to use first. OPERATING SYSTEM NOT FOUND - Contact Dell (see page 112). THE 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. Try copying the file to a blank disk or using a larger-capacity disk. x:\ IS NOT ACCESSIBLE. THE DEVICE IS NOT READY - The floppy drive cannot read the disk. Insert a floppy disk into the drive and try again. General Problems The computer stops responding TURN THE COMPUTER OFF - If your computer locks up and you are unable to get a response by pressing a key on your keyboard or moving your mouse, press and hold the power button for at least 8 to 10 seconds until the computer turns off. Then press the power button again to turn on the computer. You might lose data if you are unable to perform an operating system shutdown. A program stops responding END THE PROGRAM - 1 Press simultaneously. 2 Click Applications. 3 Click the program that is no longer responding. 4 Click End Task. 36 Solving Problems

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Solving Problems
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General Problems
The computer stops responding
A program stops responding
N
ON
-
SYSTEM
DISK
ERROR
—
A floppy disk is in the floppy drive. Remove the floppy disk and restart the
computer.
N
OT
ENOUGH
MEMORY
OR
RESOURCES
. C
LOSE
SOME
PROGRAMS
AND
TRY
AGAIN
—
You have too many programs
open. Close all windows and open the program that you want to use. In some cases, you might have to
restart your computer to restore computer resources. If so, run the program that you want to use first.
O
PERATING
SYSTEM
NOT
FOUND
—
Contact Dell (see page 112).
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. Try copying the file to a blank disk or using a larger-capacity disk.
x
:\
IS
NOT
ACCESSIBLE
. T
HE
DEVICE
IS
NOT
READY
—
The floppy drive cannot read the disk. Insert a floppy disk
into the drive and try again.
T
URN
THE
COMPUTER
OFF
—
If your computer locks up and you are unable to get a response by pressing a
key on your keyboard or moving your mouse, press and hold the power button for at least 8 to
10 seconds until the computer turns off. Then press the power button again to turn on the computer.
You might lose data if you are unable to perform an operating system shutdown.
E
ND
THE
PROGRAM
—
1
Press <Ctrl><Shift><Esc> simultaneously.
2
Click
Applications
.
3
Click the program that is no longer responding.
4
Click
End Task
.