Product Information - Dell Inspiron 3500 Reference And Troubleshooting Manual

4 Dell Inspiron 3500 Portable Computer Reference and Troubleshooting Guide
monitor (external)
errors during POST, 3-30
monitor connector, 1-4
mouse, 1-4
Mouse test
Dell Diagnostics, 4-20
1
nonvolatile random-access memory.
See NVRAM
notational conventions, xiii
NVRAM, 2-2
2
Options
option in Dell Diagnostics, 4-8
options, 1-6
options bay, 1-2, 1-4
3
parallel port
disabling, 2-6
mapping, 2-6
troubleshooting, 3-31
Parallel Ports test group
Dell Diagnostics, 4-24
parallel printer
troubleshooting, 3-33
passwords. See system password
PC Card slot connectors, 1-2
PC Cards, 1-4
PCMCIA cards. See PC Cards
Personal System/2. See PS/2
ports. See parallel port, serial port,
infrared port
POST
CD-ROM drive check, 3-23
diskette drive check, 3-22
external keyboard check, 3-25
external monitor check, 3-30
hard-disk drive check, 3-24
memory check, 3-27
power button, 1-2, 1-5
power failure
AC power, 3-19
battery power, 3-20
cable connections, 3-3
partial, 3-21
troubleshooting, 3-18
power management
modes, 1-4
save-to-disk suspend mode, 1-4
standby mode, 1-4
problems
help tools, 5-1
troubleshooting, 3-1
with your order, 5-4
processor. See microprocessor

product information, 5-4

program. See system utilities
PS/2
connector, 1-3, 1-4
4
Quit
option in Dell Diagnostics, 4-12
5
RAM count failure during POST, 3-27
RAM test group
in Dell Diagnostics, 4-14
regulatory notices, C-2
return policy, D-3