If Your Computer Gets Wet - Dell Inspiron 8100 Service Manual

Solving Problems : Dell Inspiron 8100
Turn the computer off—
proper shutdown, press the power button until the computer turns off. Press the
power button again to restart the computer. The solid blue screen appears
because you were not able to perform a proper Windows shutdown. ScanDisk
will automatically run during the start-up process. Follow the instructions on the
screen.
E-Mail Problems
Review "Sending and Receiving E-mail"—
Solutions Guide that came with your computer.
Ensure that you are connected to the Internet—
e-mail program open, click File. If Work Offline has a check next to it, click
the check to remove it and connect to the Internet.

If Your Computer Gets Wet

CAUTION: Perform this procedure only after you are certain that it is safe to do so. If
the computer is connected to an electrical outlet, Dell recommends that you turn off
AC power at the circuit breaker before attempting to remove the power cables from
the electrical outlet. Use the utmost caution when removing wet cables from a live
power source.
1. Turn off the computer, disconnect the AC adapter from the computer, and disconnect the AC
adapter from the electrical outlet.
2. Turn off any attached external devices, and disconnect them from their power sources and then
from the computer.
3. Ground yourself by touching one of the metal connectors on the back of the computer.
4. Remove the media bay device and any installed PC Cards, and put them in a safe place to dry.
5. Remove the battery.
6. Wipe off the battery and put it in a safe place to dry.
7. Remove the hard
8. Remove the memory
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If the computer does not respond to a keystroke or a
drive.
modules.
See "Setting Up" in the Dell
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