Dell Inspiron 8500 Owner's Manual page 185

power
fixing problems, 51
protection devices, 41
turning off your computer, 42
power button
description, 20
system view, 20
printer
cable, 38
connecting, 38
parallel, 38
setting up, 38
USB, 39
programs
crashes, 110
fixing problems, 110
not responding, 110
R
RAM. See memory
reinstalling
drivers, 114
Windows XP , 119
S
safety instructions, 11
security cable slot
description, 25-26
system view, 25-26
serial connector
description, 29
system view, 29
shutting down your
computer, 42
software
fixing problems, 110
reinstalling software, 114
speakers
description, 22
system view, 22
specifications, system, 138
surge protectors, 41
S-video TV-out connector
description, 28
system view, 28
System Restore, 116
system setup program
commonly used options, 146
purpose, 145
screens, 145-146
viewing, 145
system specifications, 138
system views
back, 27
bottom, 27, 31
front, 20
left side, 24
right side, 26
T
Tell Me How help file
accessing, 104
touch pad, 65
customizing, 66
description, 22
system view, 22
troubleshooting
about, 102
cannot save to floppy disk, 108
conflicts, 118
Device Driver Rollback, 114
drivers, 113
dropped or damaged
computer, 112
e-mail problems, 110
external keyboard
problems, 67
Hardware Troubleshooter, 118
network problems, 91
PC card problems, 109
power problems, 51
program crash, 110
program stopped
responding, 110
reinstalling Windows XP, 119
scanner problems, 107
System Restore, 116
unexpected characters, 67
wet computer, 111
turning off your computer, 42
Index
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