Dell Inspiron 8200 - Manual (Page 5)

Contents 5
Power Protection Devices
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65
Surge Protectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Line Conditioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Uninterruptible Power Supply Devices
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66
2 Solving Problems
Finding Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Accessing Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Power Problems
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72
Ensuring Sufficient Power for Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . 73
Docking Power Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Start-Up Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Video and Display Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
If the display is blank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
If the display is difficult to read
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76
If only part of the display is readable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Sound and Speaker Problems
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77
If you have a problem with integrated speakers . . . . . . . . . 77
If you have a problem with external speakers . . . . . . . . . . 77
Printer Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Modem and Internet Connection Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Scanner Problems
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80
Touch Pad or Mouse Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
External Keyboard Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Unexpected Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Drive Problems
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83
If you cannot save a file to a floppy disk drive . . . . . . . . . . 83
If you cannot play a CD, CD-RW, or DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
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