A Solid Blue Screen Appears; Dell Mediadirect Problems - Dell Inspiron GU051 Owner's Manual

A solid blue screen appears

U R N T H E C O M P U T E R O F F
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key on your keyboard or moving your mouse, press and hold the power button
for at least 8 to 10 seconds until the computer turns off, then restart your
computer.

Dell MediaDirect problems

C H E C K T H E D E L L M
menu to access Dell MediaDirect Help.
T O P L A Y M O V I E S W I T H
T H E D E L L DV D P L A Y E R
this software should already be installed.
V I D E O Q U A L I T Y P R O B L E M S
This feature takes advantage of the special processing in some graphics cards
to reduce processor requirements when playing DVDs and certain types of
video files.
C A N N O T P L A Y S O M E M E D I A F I L E S
to media files outside the Windows operating system environment, access to
licensed content is restricted. Licensed content is digital content that has
Digital Rights Management (DRM) applied to it. The Dell MediaDirect
environment cannot verify the DRM restrictions, so the licensed files cannot
be played. Licensed music and video files have a lock icon next to them. You
can access licensed files in the Windows operating system environment.
A D J U S T I N G T H E C O L O R S E T T I N G S F O R M O V I E S T H A T C O N T A I N S C E N E S T H A T A R E
T O O D A R K O R T O O B R I G H T
technology that detects video content and dynamically adjusts the
brightness/contrast/saturation ratios.
NOTICE:
You cannot reinstall the Dell MediaDirect feature if you voluntarily
reformat the hard drive. Contact Dell for assistance (see "Contacting Dell" on
page 175).
If you are unable to get a response by pressing a
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E D I A D I R E C T H E L P F I L E F O R I N F O R M A T I O N
D E L L M E D I A D
If you purchased a DVD drive with your computer,
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Turn off the Use Hardware Acceleration option.
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Click EagleVision to use a video enhancement
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I R E C T , Y O U M U S T H A V E A
Because Dell MediaDirect provides access
Use the Help
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