Dell Inspiron 530 - Manual (Page 6)

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Contents
A solid blue screen appears . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Other software problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Media Card Reader Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Memory Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Mouse Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Network Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Power Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Printer Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Scanner Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Sound and Speaker Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
No sound from speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
No sound from headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Video and Monitor Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
If the screen is blank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
If the screen is difficult to read . . . . . . . . . . . 84
3 Troubleshooting Tools
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85
Power Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Beep Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Dell Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
When to Use the Dell Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . 90
Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your
Hard Drive
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