Dell Inspiron 8600 Owner's Manual page 173

power
fixing problems, 50
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, 100
fixing problems, 100
not responding, 100
R
RAM. See memory
reinstalling
drivers, 104
Windows XP , 109
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, 100
reinstalling software, 104
speakers
description, 22
system view, 22
specifications, system, 128
surge protectors, 41
S-video TV-out connector
description, 27
system view, 27
System Restore, 106
system setup program
commonly used options, 136
purpose, 135
screens, 135
viewing, 135
system specifications, 128
system views
back, 27
bottom, 27, 30
front, 20
left side, 24
right side, 26
T
Tell Me How help file
accessing, 94
touch pad, 63
customizing, 64
description, 22
system view, 22
troubleshooting
about, 92
cannot save to floppy disk, 98
conflicts, 108
Device Driver Rollback, 104
drivers, 103
dropped or damaged
computer, 102
e-mail problems, 101
external keyboard
problems, 65
Hardware Troubleshooter, 108
network problems, 89
PC card problems, 99
power problems, 50
program crash, 100
program stopped
responding, 100
reinstalling Windows XP, 109
scanner problems, 97
System Restore, 106
unexpected characters, 65
wet computer, 101
turning off your computer, 42
U
uninterruptible power
supplies
See UPS, 42
UPS, 42
USB connector
description, 28
system view, 28
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