Dell Vostro 1500 Owner's Manual page 8

11 Securing Your Computer
12 Troubleshooting
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Contents
Security Cable Lock
Passwords
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If Your Computer Is Lost or Stolen
Dell Technical Update Service
Dell Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dell Support Utility
Drive Problems
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Optical drive problems
Hard drive problems
E-Mail, Modem, and Internet Problems
Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ExpressCard Problems
IEEE 1394 Device Problems
Keyboard Problems
External Keyboard problems
Unexpected characters
Lockups and Software Problems
The computer does not start
The computer stops responding
A program stops responding or crashes
repeatedly
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A solid blue screen appears
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