Error Messages - Dell INSPIRON 531S Owner's Manual

V E R I F Y T H A T T H E M O D E M I S C O M M U N I C A T I N G W I T H
Windows XP:
Click Start→ Control Panel→ Printers and Other Hardware→ Phone and Modem
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Options→ Modems.
Click the COM port for your modem→ Properties→ Diagnostics→ Query Modem
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to verify that the modem is communicating with Windows.
Windows Vista:
Click Start
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Click Hardware and Sound.
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Click Phone and Modem Options and click the Modems tab.
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Click the COM port for your modem.
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Click Properties, click the Diagnostics tab, and then click Query Modem to verify
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that the modem is communicating with Windows.
If all commands receive responses, the modem is operating properly.
N S U R E T H A T Y O U A R E C O N N E C T E D T O T H E
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subscribed to an Internet provider. With the Windows Mail e-mail program open,
click File. If Work Offline has a checkmark next to it, click the checkmark to
remove it and connect to the Internet. For help, contact your Internet service provider.

Error Messages

If the message is not listed, see the documentation for the operating system
or the program that was running when the message appeared.
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Solving Problems
and click Control Panel.
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