If You Have Problems With A Hard Drive; Pc Card Problems - Dell Inspiron 510M Owner's Manual

— See "Cleaning Your Computer" in the Dell Inspiron Help
C L E A N T H E D R I V E
file for instructions. To access the help file, see page 9.

If you have problems with a hard drive

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
may prevent the operating system from starting. Try allowing the computer to
return to room temperature before turning it on.
H E C K T H E D R I V E F O R E R R O R S
C
1
Click the Start button and click My Computer.
2
Right-click the drive letter (local disk) that you want to scan for errors, and then
click Properties.
3
Click the Tools tab.
4
Under Error-checking, click Check Now.
5
Click Start.

PC Card Problems

H E C K T H E A R D — Ensure that the PC Card is properly inserted into the
C P C C
connector.
E N S U R E T H A T T H E C A R D I S R E C O G N I Z E D B Y
Safely Remove Hardware icon in the Windows taskbar. Ensure that the card is
listed.
I F Y O U H A V E P R O B L E M S W I T H A
See page 112.
F Y O U H A V E P R O B L E M S W I T H A
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Contact the PC Card manufacturer.
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W I N D O W S
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A R D N O T P R O V I D E D B Y
P C C
— A hot hard drive
— Double-click the
— Contact Dell.
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Solving Problems