Dell Dimension 2350 - Manual (Page 40)

40 Solving Problems
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General Problems
The computer stops responding
A program stops responding
N O T E N O UG H ME M O R Y O R R E S O U R CE S . C L O S E S O M E P R O GR A M S A N D T R Y AG A I N —
You have too many programs open. Close all windows and open the program that you want to use.
In some cases, you might have to restart your computer to restore computer resources. If so, try
running the program that you want to use first.
O P ER A T I NG S Y S T E M NO T F O U ND — Contact Dell (see page 100).
T HE FI LE B E I NG CO P I E D I S T O O L A RG E F O R T H E D E S T I N AT IO N D R I VE — The file that
you are trying to copy is too large to fit on the disk. Try copying the file to a blank disk or using a
larger-capacity disk.
A :\ IS N O T A C C E S S I B L E . T H E D E V IC E IS N OT R E A D Y — The floppy drive cannot read the
disk. Insert a floppy disk into the drive and try again.
T UR N T H E C O M P UT E R O F F — If your computer locks up and you are unable to get a response
by pressing a 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 press the power button again to turn on
the computer. You might lose data if you are unable to perform an operating system shutdown.
E N D T H E P R O G RA M —
1 Press <Ctrl><Shift><Esc> simultaneously.
2 Click Applications.
3 Click the program that is no longer responding.
4 Click End Task.