If You Hear An Unfamiliar Scraping Or Grinding Sound; Hard Drive Problems; E-Mail, Modem, And Internet Problems - Dell XPS M1210 Owner's Manual

If you hear an unfamiliar scraping or grinding sound

• Ensure that the sound is not caused by the program that is running.
• Ensure that the disk or disc is inserted properly.

Hard drive problems

A L L O W T H E C O M P U T E R T O C O O L B E F O R E T U R N I N G I T O N
system from starting. Try allowing the computer to return to room temperature before turning it on.
R U N C H E C K D I S K —
1 Click the Start button and click My Computer.
2 Right-click Local Disk C:.
3 Click Properties.
4 Click the Tools tab.
5 Under Error-checking, click Check Now.
6 Click Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors.
7 Click Start.

E-Mail, Modem, and Internet Problems

CAUTION:
Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the Product
Information Guide.
NOTE:
Connect the modem to an analog telephone jack only. The modem does not operate while it is connected to
a digital telephone network.
C H E C K T H E M I C R O S O F T
attachments:
1 In Outlook Express, click Tools, click Options, and then click Security.
2 Click Do not allow attachments to remove the checkmark.
C H E C K T H E T E L E P H O N E L I N E C O N N E C T I O N
C H E C K T H E T E L E P H O N E J A C K
O N N E C T T H E M O D E M D I R E C T L Y T O T H E T E L E P H O N E W A L L J A C K
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U S E A D I F F E R E N T T E L E P H O N E L I N E
• Verify that the telephone line is connected to the jack on the modem. (The jack has either a green label
or a connector-shaped icon next to it.)
• Ensure that you hear a click when you insert the telephone line connector into the modem.
• Disconnect the telephone line from the modem and connect it to a telephone. Listen for a dial tone.
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If you cannot open your e-mail
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